candlesticklike en · ADJ
Etymology
From candlestick + -like.
Meanings
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Resembling or characteristic of a candlestick.
a great heavy, many-armed candlesticklike thing which sits ornamentally in the center of the table
1993, Daniel Pool, What Jane Austen ate and Charles Dickens knew:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most candlesticklike | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more candlesticklike | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |