basslike

comparative more basslike · superlative most basslike

1. entertainmentResembling 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