Definitions

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  • adjective Resembling a lemon.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adjective tasting sour like a lemon

Etymologies

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lemon +‎ -like

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Examples

  • He suggested they use the lemonlike fruit as a flavoring for cakes and other foods.

    A Run on Banks: 2008

  • We bought a washer and dryer there, after some fairly extensive research, and the salesguy was waxing lyrical about how we'd be morons not to buy the $$$$$ extended warranty, because he's seen soooooo many of these lemonlike machines returned with all manner of problems and defects.

    The Consumerist 2009

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