adjective
- 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.