pickly

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adjective

Resembling or characteristic of a pickle.

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Meanings

adjectivepickly (comparative more pickly, superlative most pickly)

comparative more pickly · superlative most pickly · alternative pickley

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a pickle.

    Boiling cauliflower in a vinegar-based brine infuses a ton of pickly flavor into the vegetable as it cooks.

    2014, Mark Bittman, How to Cook Everything Fast: A Better Way to Cook Great Food, page 82

Origin

From pickle + -y.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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