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- adjective Resembling a
doe or some aspect of one;submissively tender .
Etymologies
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Examples
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He noted the faint smudging beneath her wide, doelike eyes, the chalky undertone to her milky flesh.
Earl of Durkness Alix Rickloff 2011
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He noted the faint smudging beneath her wide, doelike eyes, the chalky undertone to her milky flesh.
Earl of Durkness Alix Rickloff 2011
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He noted the faint smudging beneath her wide, doelike eyes, the chalky undertone to her milky flesh.
Earl of Durkness Alix Rickloff 2011
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Kennedy looked up with her doelike eyes and said, “It is my job to advise the president.”
Vince Flynn Collectors’ Edition #2 Vince Flynn 2010
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Kennedy looked up with her doelike eyes and said, “It is my job to advise the president.”
Vince Flynn Collectors’ Edition #2 Vince Flynn 2010
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Kennedy looked up with her doelike eyes and said, “It is my job to advise the president.”
Vince Flynn Collectors’ Edition #2 Vince Flynn 2010
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I saw a familiar look in those doelike brown eyes.
I slept with Joey Ramone Mickey Leigh 2009
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I saw a familiar look in those doelike brown eyes.
I slept with Joey Ramone Mickey Leigh 2009
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I saw a familiar look in those doelike brown eyes.
I slept with Joey Ramone Mickey Leigh 2009
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I saw a familiar look in those doelike brown eyes.
I slept with Joey Ramone Mickey Leigh 2009
gangerh commented on the word doelike
'Good morning, Inspector,' said a shapely, doelike vision of uniformed loveliness who was waiting to get into the elevator.
The Fourth Bear by Jasper Fforde.
September 3, 2008