Cheflike

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Resembling or befitting a chef; culinary.

    "Mr. Bradsell earned his renown with an exhaustive knowledge of classic cocktails, precision and speed in constructing them, and, especially, a cheflike ability to build on them continually."

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"Mr. Bradsell earned his renown with an exhaustive knowledge of classic cocktails, precision and speed in constructing them, and, especially, a cheflike ability to build on them continually."

Etymology

From chef + -like. Piecewise doublet of headlike.

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