candylike

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English candy

Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der.

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 The New York Times‎^[1], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 26 June 2024:

     At the New Jersey factory on Thursday, the air was thick with a candylike scent.