dumplinglike

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adjective

Resembling or characteristic of a dumpling.

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Meanings

adjectivedumplinglike (comparative more dumplinglike, superlative most dumplinglike)

comparative more dumplinglike · superlative most dumplinglike

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a dumpling.

    Fruit that is stewing on top of the stove is covered with rounds of a dumplinglike dough and then simmered a bit longer (and no peeking).

    1987 August 22, Marian Burros, “DE GUSTIBUS; A Crisp or a Crumble? Well, If It's Good, Eat It”, in The New York Times

Origin

From dumpling + -like.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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