insectile

[ in-sek-til ]

adjective

1. pertaining to or like an insect.
2. consisting of insects.

Word History and Origins

Origin of insectile¹

First recorded in 1605–15; insect + -ile

Example Sentences

Insectile limbs stuck out from a few of the jackets, and mandibles clicked from grossly wide mouths.

From Literature

So a gaming chair is not something I’m really in the market for, much less an insectile gaming cockpit with six legs.

From The Verge

Without being beautiful, he gave an unexpected impression of beauty—but then he would subtly thrust out his jaw, with his lips parted so that his lower teeth were just visible, and his narrow face would look strangely insectile and predatory, like something with large mandibles.

From The New Yorker

Correspondents roamed the convention floor while wearing headsets with insectile antennae.

From Washington Post

You have to time your taps as squares of light whoosh pass, an insectile drummer skidding and grinding through turns or raising your gossamer beetle wings to graze rings.

From Time