Definitions
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- adjective Resembling or characteristic of
sherry .
Etymologies
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sherry + -like
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Examples
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The oxygen actually activates harmless bacteria that start to transform the wine, turning it sherrylike oxidized and eventually turning it into sour vinegar.
A Year of Wine Tyler Colman 2008
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The oxygen actually activates harmless bacteria that start to transform the wine, turning it sherrylike oxidized and eventually turning it into sour vinegar.
A Year of Wine Tyler Colman 2008
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A 2008 oak-aged Dominion Millennium Barleywine, which I’ve just uncapped, strikes a fine balance between a tannic dryness and a sherrylike sweetness.
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