candylike

candylike

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
English candy
Proto-Indo-European *leyg-
Proto-Germanic *līkąder.
Proto-Germanic *-līkaz
Proto-West Germanic *-līk
Old English -līċ
Middle English -like
English -like
English candylike

    From candy + -like.

    Adjective

    candylike (comparative more candylike, superlative most candylike)

    1. Resembling candy, especially in flavor or appearance
      • 2009 February 6, Michael Barbaro, “In New York City, an Aromatic Mystery Solved”, in New York Times‎[1]:
        At the New Jersey factory on Thursday, the air was thick with a candylike scent.
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