jelly-like
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3.7
- adjective
- /ˈdʒɛliˌlaɪk/
:
gelatinoso
- The dessert had a soft, jelly-like texture that made it easy to spoon out.
- jelly-like substance
Examples
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The accessory nidamental gland, which in females puts eggs in a jelly-like coating, sits in the same region.
Academic text (1993) -
I walk into the hallway; the air seems thick, jelly-like, as if I'm wading through.
Fiction book (2001) -
It seemed to be some sort of large, jelly-like object.
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A jelly-like liquid, having dripped onto the floor, makes it difficult for me to walk.
Fiction book (1995) -
Either glue will give you a bouncy ball, but one produces a jelly-like appearance.
Blog text (19) -
This tea originates in Taiwan and consists of cold tea of your choice over ice with some type of jelly-like substance included.
Blog text (9) -
Eyes still closed, head bobbing in the jelly-like base that holds what he sees when he dares to open his eyes.
Fiction book (2001) -
She began rubbing a jelly-like substance.
Fiction book (1997) -
Instantly, the image disappears and the jelly-like mass dissolves into an oily liquid rapidly encircling his feet.
Fiction book (1990) -
A jelly-like mass gradually hardens and becomes ossified, surrounding, like a sheath, the necrotic bone, which is then called a sequester.
Blog text (18)
Synonyms
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3.0
Soft and easy to squeeze, often a little wet and spongy
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5.9
Thick and sticky like jelly
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3.6
Soft and easy to crush, often wet or spongy
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2.8
Easy to press and feels like a sponge
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7.4
Soft and a little wet so you can squeeze it easily
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2.5
Food that is soft to touch with a sticky, melted inside
Thick and soft like jelly that holds its shape
Having a thick, soft texture like jelly
Feels squishy and a little wet when pressed
How Gelatinous
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Jelly-like comes from jelly, a word that long ago meant 'to set' and is related to gel and gelatin, words for things that firm up. So jelly-like means 'soft, wobbly and semi-solid', like food jelly that has set but still moves.