garlicky
Britishadjective
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A garlicky smell once alerted him to the presence of arsenic in sugar, while the spill of a concentrated solution cut through clothing “like the blow of a scimitar.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
I try the pork and corn pot-stickers with XO scallop sauce, plump, garlicky, fast.
From Salon ● Aug. 9, 2026
There’s also Turkish Çılbır, which is more of a main dish than a dip since it calls for poached eggs served over a layer of garlicky yogurt and topped with warm spicy butter.
From Salon ● Mar. 28, 2026
At the tropical Siren Social Club, I splurged on a gin martini, an appetizer of garlicky Gulf shrimp and pastry-encrusted beef Wellington.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 7, 2026
The garlicky outlaw was leaning closer to Jemmy.
From "The Whipping Boy" by Sid Fleischman
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