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picniclike en · ADJ

Etymology

From picnic + -like.

Meanings

1. Resembling or characteristic of a picnic.
   • For a decorative touch toss a red-and-white-checked napkin into your child's lunch box to create a picniclike atmosphere. 2002, Jo Ellen Shield, Mary Catherine Mullen, The American Dietetic Association Guide to Healthy Eating for Kids:
   • At these affairs there was a picniclike atmosphere. Music was played, union songs were sung, and people talked, laughed, and shared meals... 1989, Rick Fantasia, Cultures of Solidarity: Consciousness, Action, and Contemporary American Workers:
   • Slightly farther along that far left wall were, first, a small picniclike table with attached benches on each side, that was frequently "my" table... 1996, Goldie Szachter Kalib, Ken Wachsberger, Sylvan Kalib, The Last Selection: A Child's Journey Through the Holocaust:

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Synonyms

picnicky