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garlicy

garlicy is the alternative form of garlicky.

Meaning of garlicky

Adjective

garlicky (comparative more garlicky or garlickier, superlative most garlicky or garlickiest)

  1. Tasting or smelling of garlic.
    • "I had rather see an English beef-steak and horse-raddish than this eternal succession of greasy stews and garlicky ragouts," returned Grumpall.1786, Mrs. Johnson, Juliana, volume 3, page 22
    Synonyms:
    alliaceous

Forms of garlicy

comparativemore garlicy
superlativemost garlicy

Questions about garlicy

What is garlicy the alternative form of?
Garlicy is the alternative form of garlicky.

Words near garlicy in the dictionary

  1. garlicmonger
  2. garlicmongers
  3. garlics
  4. garlicvine
  5. garlicwort
  6. garlicy
  7. Garlieston
  8. Garling
  9. Garlinge
  10. Garlings
  11. Garlington

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Adapted from Wiktionary: garlicy (page history and authors); garlicky (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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