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jellyish

jellyish adjective: resembling or characteristic of jelly; jellylike.

Adjective

jellyish (comparative more jellyish, superlative most jellyish)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of jelly; jellylike.
    • In both man and the frog the thyroid gland consists of small capsules of a jellyish material and is very richly supplied with blood vessels (Fig. 61).1940, Lancelot Hogben, Principles of Animal Biology

Forms of jellyish

comparativemore jellyish
superlativemost jellyish

Origin of jellyish

From jelly + -ish.

Questions about jellyish

What does jellyish mean?
Jellyish means resembling or characteristic of jelly; jellylike.
What part of speech is jellyish?
Jellyish is an adjective.

Words near jellyish in the dictionary

  1. jellygraph
  2. jellygraphed
  3. jellygraphing
  4. jellygraphs
  5. jellying
  6. jellyish
  7. jellyleaf
  8. jellylike
  9. jellyplankton
  10. jellyroll
  11. jellyrolls

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