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pickle +‎ -y

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pickly (comparative more pickly, superlative most pickly)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a pickle.
    • 2014, Mark Bittman, How to Cook Everything Fast: A Better Way to Cook Great Food, page 82:
      Boiling cauliflower in a vinegar-based brine infuses a ton of pickly flavor into the vegetable as it cooks.