Definitions

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  • adjective Resembling or befitting a hobbit.

Etymologies

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hobbit +‎ -like

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Examples

  • But she was about the same as she was last year, still hobbitlike at 5 foot 2; still pale, bushy haired, and wide-cheeked.

    Loser/Queen Jodi Lynn Anderson 2010

  • Nestled high up in the branches of these majestic redwoods was a village of hobbitlike tree houses that had ladders and stairs going up to them and catwalks connecting them.

    Full Frontal Nudity Harry Hamlin 2010

  • Then she rolled away to the hobbitlike outbuilding, let herself in, and closed the door behind her.

    The Owl and Moon Cafe Jo-Ann Mapson 2006

  • Then she rolled away to the hobbitlike outbuilding, let herself in, and closed the door behind her.

    The Owl and Moon Cafe Jo-Ann Mapson 2006

  • Splinter groups of splinter groups all loosely related to the vast amoebalike Gong phenomena, a band famous for its theatrical indulgence and hobbitlike eccentricities.

    Broken Music, A Memoir Sting 2003

  • The idea of a 'present' was not mere hobbitlike invention, all the same.

    The Fellowship of the Ring Tolkien, J. R. R. 1965

  • The idea of a ‘present’ was not mere hobbitlike invention, all the same.

    The Lord of the Rings Tolkien, J. R. R. 1954

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