The Collaborative International Dictionary
Dovelike \Dove"like`\, a.
Mild as a dove; gentle; pure and lovable.
--Longfellow.
Wiktionary
a. 1 Similar to a dove. 2 Similar to that of a dove; as, a dovelike wing, a dovelike glance, dovelike eyes. 3 (context figuratively English) peaceful; innocent; pacifist. adv. 1 In a manner similar to a dove; as, to "dovelike, sit brooding on the vast abyss" (Milton) 2 (context archaic English) As much so as those of a dove; as, "Phoebe's eyes Dovelike mild" (Montanus)
Usage examples of "dovelike".
Though he saw nothing moving, some creature in the nearest clump of trees kept repeating a musical dovelike call.
She brought him up to me half proudly, half timidly, pushing him before her, and begging me with one of her dovelike glances to be very polite.
She was a quiet, gray, dovelike woman, of an outer softness that masked a stubborn inner core.