cucumbery

English

Etymology

cucumber +‎ -y

Adjective

cucumbery (comparative more cucumbery, superlative most cucumbery)

  1. resembling cucumber
    • Mountain Time by Ivan Doig
      She cut the frilly shamrock leaves of the burnet off the stems, minced the tiny pile with a butcher knife, then stirred their green flecks mightily into the bowl of dip, the better to have the catered-to ask, "Ooh, what gives it that cucumbery taste?"
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