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basslike

basslike adjective: resembling a bass.

Adjective

basslike (comparative more basslike, superlative most basslike)

  1. Resembling a bass.
    • On tracks like "Mama's Gonna Make Us a Cake" one guitarist plays basslike parts while the other goes nuts in a scrappy way; for "Evil Operations Classified" Billotte and Wilcox drop into lockstep to exhilarating effect.2004 April 16, Peter Margasak, “Causal Dots”, in Chicago Reader
  2. Resembling a bass (the fish).
    • Royal dorado was the only disappointment — intensely basslike in flavor, but dry.2009 June 28, David Corcoran, “A Greek Menu Peppered With Imagination”, in New York Times

Forms of basslike

comparativemore basslike
superlativemost basslike

Origin of basslike

From bass + -like.

Questions about basslike

What does basslike mean?
Basslike means resembling a bass.
What part of speech is basslike?
Basslike is an adjective.

Words near basslike in the dictionary

  1. Basslers
  2. bassless
  3. basslessness
  4. basslet
  5. basslets
  6. basslike
  7. bassline
  8. basslines
  9. bassly
  10. bassman
  11. bassmen

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