candylike

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adjective

Resembling candy, especially in flavor or appearance

OriginProto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English candy →
Scrabble 19
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Meanings

adjectivecandylike (comparative more candylike, superlative most 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

Origin

  1. Englishcandy
  2. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  3. Proto-Germanic*līką
  4. Englishcandylike

From candy + -like.

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APA

candylike. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/candylike

MLA

“candylike.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/candylike. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “candylike,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/candylike.

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