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plumlike

plumlike

1 5.1
Like a plum in colour, taste, or feel
  • adjective
  • /ˈplʌmˌlaɪk/
: similar a una ciruela
  • The artist painted the sunset with plumlike hues that reminded her of ripe fruit.

Examples

  • The cake was topped with a plumlike glaze that added a beautiful shine.

  • On stalks under the crowns were bunches of orange, plumlike fruit that looked good enough to eat, though I knew from my reading that the fruit was in fact sour and puckerish, impossible to tolerate.

    Fiction book (1990)

  • She described the wine's flavor as plumlike, noting its rich sweetness and smooth texture.

Surface Forms

plumlike positive

Morphology

plumlike = plum (transparent) = plum + like

The adjective is formed by the productive suffix '-like' meaning 'resembling', so learners knowing 'plum' and '-like' can derive the meaning.

Etymology

Plumlike is made of plum and -like, where plum is the fruit and -like means 'similar to'. Imagine a deep purple color, a sweet taste, or a soft texture that is 'like a plum', which is exactly what plumlike describes.