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candylike

candylike adjective: resembling candy, especially in flavor or appearance.

Adjective

candylike (comparative more candylike, superlative most candylike)

  1. Resembling candy, especially in flavor or appearance
    • At the New Jersey factory on Thursday, the air was thick with a candylike scent.2009 February 6, Michael Barbaro, “In New York City, an Aromatic Mystery Solved”, in New York Times

Forms of candylike

comparativemore candylike
superlativemost candylike

Origin of candylike

From candy + -like.

Questions about candylike

What does candylike mean?
Candylike means resembling candy, especially in flavor or appearance.
What part of speech is candylike?
Candylike is an adjective.

Words near candylike in the dictionary

  1. candygrams
  2. candying
  3. candyish
  4. candyless
  5. candylicious
  6. candylike
  7. candymaker
  8. candymakers
  9. candymaking
  10. candyman
  11. candymen

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