Definitions

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  • adjective Resembling candy, especially in flavor or appearance

Etymologies

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candy +‎ -like

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Examples

  • In addition, as Bubbles was telling his tall tales, the manager walked in with a tray full of pralines, candylike cookies made with pecans and—

    BLASTIN’ THE BLUES LOREN LONG 2010

  • In addition, as Bubbles was telling his tall tales, the manager walked in with a tray full of pralines, candylike cookies made with pecans and—

    BLASTIN’ THE BLUES LOREN LONG 2010

  • This is a moist cake, but its almost candylike with the fondant.

    Let Me Eat Cake Leslie F. Miller 2009

  • This is a moist cake, but its almost candylike with the fondant.

    Let Me Eat Cake Leslie F. Miller 2009

  • Now I can tell you that if you ever grow any tomatoes, grow sweet 100's, they're almost candylike in their sweetness and best of all they are amazingly prolific, you can even grow them in pots on your fire escape.

    Archive 2007-09-01 Mercedes 2007

  • Now I can tell you that if you ever grow any tomatoes, grow sweet 100's, they're almost candylike in their sweetness and best of all they are amazingly prolific, you can even grow them in pots on your fire escape.

    Oh Sweet 100 Mercedes 2007

  • Although Moore's book written "in consultation with Charles Berlitz!" doesn't get as crazy as its later expansions do, such as the "Montauk Mythos" of Nichols and Moon, the story it tells is still rich candylike goodness.

    Kenneth Hite's Journal princeofcairo 2006

  • But mainly, the toolbar has a shiny, candylike, blue-green button guaranteed to derail anything you're trying to accomplish.

    The Firefox Hacks You Must Have 2005

  • Cocoa brownies have the softest center and chewiest candylike top "crust" of all because all of the fat in the recipe except for a small amount of cocoa butter in the cocoa is butter, and all of the sugar is granulated sugar rather than the finely milled sugar used in chocolate.

    Best Cocoa Brownies 2005

  • Cocoa brownies have the softest center and chewiest candylike top "crust" of all because all of the fat in the recipe except for a small amount of cocoa butter in the cocoa is butter, and all of the sugar is granulated sugar rather than the finely milled sugar used in chocolate.

    Archive 2005-09-01 2005

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