witchlike

An old-fashioned adjective describing someone or something that resembles a witch in appearance or behavior.

• 🇵🇹Adjetivo que descreve alguém ou algo que lembra uma bruxa, seja na aparência, no comportamento ou no caráter; também pode indicar algo misterioso, enfeitiçado ou sinistro.

1. Resembling a witch B2 informal

   Having the appearance, mannerisms, or characteristics traditionally associated with a witch.

   • Her witchlike cackle echoed through the dark forest.
   • He wore a witchlike hat and a long black cloak.
   • The old woman had a witchlike appearance with a crooked nose and a pointed chin.

   🇵🇹Semelhante a uma bruxa

   Sinônimos: witching

2. Having the character of witchcraft C1 formal

   Possessing qualities or attributes that are magical, supernatural, or suggestive of sorcery.

   • The potion had a witchlike effect, causing strange visions.
   • Her witchlike powers were feared by the villagers.
   • The ritual had a witchlike quality, involving chants and mysterious symbols.

   🇵🇹Bruxento

   Sinônimos: bewitchingmagicaloccultsorcerousspellbindingwitching

   Antônimos: commonplacemundanenaturalordinary

• more witchlike comparative form
• most witchlike superlative form