English edit

Etymology edit

jelly +‎ -ish

Adjective edit

jellyish (comparative more jellyish, superlative most jellyish)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of jelly; jellylike.
    • 1940, Lancelot Hogben, Principles of Animal Biology:
      In both man and the frog the thyroid gland consists of small capsules of a jellyish material and is very richly supplied with blood vessels (Fig. 61).