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jellylike

jellylike

3.1
Thick and soft like jelly that holds its shape
  • adjective
  • /ˈdʒɛliˌlaɪk/
translation icon : gelatinoso
  • The dessert had a jellylike texture that made it both fun to eat and visually appealing.

Examples

  • In this, DNA pieces are passed through a gel made with agarose (a jellylike product derived from seaweed).

    Academic text (1995)

  • "At the peak of sexual stimulation, the male deposits a spermatophore—a packet of sperm on a jellylike base.

    Academic text (1998)

  • After a few hours in the refrigerator, the mixture turned into a jellylike substance perfect for spreading on toast.

  • In the laboratory, the scientists observed the jellylike consistency of the new polymer they had created.

Synonyms

squishy
vsjellylike
  • Informal
32 3.0

Soft and easy to squeeze, often a little wet and spongy

is firmer and focused on semi solid thickness rather than being easily compressed
gelatinous
vsjellylike
9 5.9

Thick and sticky like jelly

is similar but without implying sticky or adhesive quality
jellied
vsjellylike
1 3.4

Food cooled until it becomes thick and firm like jelly

describes the texture without implying a setting process
jelly-like
vsjellylike
1 3.7

Soft and wobbly with a thick, partly solid feel

is firmer and more about thickness than wobbliness
gelatinlike
vsjellylike
5.1

Having a thick, soft texture like jelly

is the more common, general label for that same texture
jelled
vsjellylike
5.7

Turns into a thick, soft mass when cooled

is the general texture, not the result of a setting action

Antonyms

solid
325 1.0

Firm and hard so it keeps its shape, not liquid

How Thick

solid
325 1.0
jellylike
3.1
soft
552 1.0
runny
34 1.0
watery
10 1.0

Surface Forms

jellylike positive

Morphology

jellylike = jelly (transparent) = jelly + like

Formed by straightforward suffixation of '-like' to 'jelly', meaning 'having the qualities of jelly', which is directly inferable by learners.

Etymology

The word jellylike is simply jelly + -like, where jelly is the soft, wobbly dessert and -like means 'similar to'. So something jellylike has a thick, semi-solid, wobbly texture, just like jelly.