1. resembling a stick in shape; long, thin, and straight

Examples

• The insect had long, sticklike legs that helped it blend with the twigs.
• She drew sticklike figures in her notebook margins.
• The scarecrow’s sticklike arms jutted out at odd angles.
• His sticklike frame made him appear taller than he actually was.
• The dead tree’s sticklike branches reached toward the sky.
• The model’s sticklike appearance concerned her family.