basslike

English

Etymology

From bass +‎ -like.

Adjective

basslike (comparative more basslike, superlative most basslike)

1. (music) Resembling a bass.
   • 2004 April 16, Peter Margasak, “Causal Dots”, in Chicago Reader‎^[1]:

     On tracks like "Mama's Gonna Make Us a Cake" one guitarist plays basslike parts while the other goes nuts in a scrappy way; for "Evil Operations Classified" Billotte and Wilcox drop into lockstep to exhilarating effect.

2. Resembling a bass (the fish).
   • 2009 June 28, David Corcoran, “A Greek Menu Peppered With Imagination”, in New York Times‎^[2]:

     Royal dorado was the only disappointment — intensely basslike in flavor, but dry.

Anagrams

• kissable