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tartlike

tartlike adjective: resembling or characteristic of a tart (confection).

Adjective

tartlike (comparative more tartlike, superlative most tartlike)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a tart (confection).
    • The custom of preparing rich, tartlike cheesecakes with eggs, mild fresh cheese, lemon, and often raisins or currants dates back centuries in Europe.2005, Nancy Baggett, The All-American Dessert Book
  2. Resembling or characteristic of a tart (prostitute or loose woman).
    • We're talking about a workplace where any young woman with a sufficiently tartlike demeanor could reportedly enjoy the President's precious affections2008, Ashley Herzog, Feminism Vs. Women

Forms of tartlike

comparativemore tartlike
superlativemost tartlike

Origin of tartlike

From tart + -like.

Questions about tartlike

What does tartlike mean?
Tartlike means resembling or characteristic of a tart (confection).
What part of speech is tartlike?
Tartlike is an adjective.

Words near tartlike in the dictionary

  1. tartish
  2. tartlet
  3. tartlets
  4. tartlette
  5. tartlettes
  6. tartlike
  7. tartly
  8. tartness
  9. tartnesse
  10. tartnesses
  11. tartogo

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