honeylike
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a word derived from
honey.
honeynouna sweet, viscid fluid produced by bees from the nectar collected from flowers, and stored in nests or hives as food.
Example Sentences
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The glass is odorless, as far as I could tell, so I guess they evidently are attracted by the honeylike colors, which must be terribly frustrating for them.
From New York Times ● Sep. 20, 2012
Molly feels like her skin is glowing, like she’s been slathered in some kind of warm honeylike substance.
From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline
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The flowers of mullein have an agreeable, honeylike sweetness: an extract prepared from them by rectified spirit of wine tastes extremely pleasant.
From The Botanist's Companion, Volume II by William Salisbury