harplike

English

Etymology

harp +‎ -like

Adjective

harplike (comparative more harplike, superlative most harplike)

1. Resembling a harp or the sound of harp music
   • 2007 January 15, Ben Ratliff, “Alice Coltrane, Jazz Artist and Spiritual Leader, Dies at 69”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     And at first she made music closely related to his, often reflective, minor and modal; on piano or harp she played flowing, harplike phrases over a deep midtempo swing, and she worked with the bassist Jimmy Garrison and the drummer Rashied Ali from John Coltrane’s band.