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  • adjective Resembling a fawn or some aspect of one.

Etymologies

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fawn +‎ -like

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Examples

  • She was shorter than me by at least six inches, about my age, with reddish-brown hair, a wide face and fawnlike eyes the color of Coca-Cola.

    Richard Paul Evans Ebook Christmas Set Richard Paul Evans 2009

  • And that's when Yuki realized that it wasn't just the pressure of the trial and the scorching focus of the media that was freaking her out; it was Junie Moon, sitting now beside her attorney, looking so fawnlike and vulnerable in her cream-colored suit and lace collar that she was almost transparent.

    7th Heaven Patterson, James 2008

  • Following this line of reasoning, I think that the PetStore was one of the worst evils inflicted on the young, innocent, fawnlike Java Enterprise Edition.

    Archive 2005-08-01 Neal Ford 2005

  • Following this line of reasoning, I think that the PetStore was one of the worst evils inflicted on the young, innocent, fawnlike Java Enterprise Edition.

    Technology Snake Oil, Part 4b: Prescriptive Approaches in the Large Neal Ford 2005

  • Dashiell no longer looked perennially young or entirely fawnlike, nor Tom like an older teacher to this precocious student.

    The Position Meg Wolitzer 2005

  • Each was talking on a cell phone, ignoring the leggy young dates who clustered, fawnlike, at their sides.

    Last Lullaby Denise Hamilton 2004

  • But the cautious mother had known how easy it would be to frighten her timid fawnlike child.

    Castle Richmond 2004

  • Each was talking on a cell phone, ignoring the leggy young dates who clustered, fawnlike, at their sides.

    Last Lullaby Denise Hamilton 2004

  • Standing closer to her, Maritza marveled at her gray eyes, round and almost fawnlike.

    The Good House Tananarive Due 2003

  • The Breeze noticed that she had a wide-eyed, fawnlike look — Bambi with too much mascara.

    Practical Demonkeeping Moore, Christopher, 1957- 1992

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