Crossword clues for lemony
lemony
- Tart and citrusy
- Snicket of kids' books
- Snicket of children's books
- Smelling of citrus
- Like some meringue
- Like some glazed cookies
- Like some furniture polish
- Like fragrant furniture oils
- Like an Arnold Palmer
- Like a citrus-infused pound cake
- Like a certain Starburst
- Kids' writer ___ Snicket
- Kidlit character Snicket
- Having a tart, citrusy flavor
- Author Snicket
- ___ Snicket of kid-lit
- Like many furniture sprays
- Tart, in a way
- Like some custards
- Like 51 Down?
- Sharp needle - no need for it, day surgery's ending
- Day piercing scream almost turned sour
- Like some furniture polishes and custards
- Somewhat tart
- Snicket of kid lit
- Like some drops
- Kid-lit's Snicket
- Kid-lit author Snicket
- Having a fruity, tart taste
- Tart, as a citrus drink
- Tart-tasting, perhaps
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
The Collaborative International Dictionary
lemony \lemony\ adj. 1. tasting like lemons.
Syn: sourish, tangy, tart.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1846, from lemon (n.1) + -y (2). In Australia/New Zealand slang, also "irritated, angry" (1941).
Wiktionary
a. 1 Resembling or characteristic of lemons, especially in terms of taste. 2 Of or pertaining to lemons. (rfex)
WordNet
Usage examples of "lemony".
The moment I entered the Grand Ballroom, I felt as if Lemony Snicket had disappeared.
He could smell that faint lemony scent in every room, could see her imprint on each object, every decorative touch in the place.
As if reading his mind, she leaned forward, close enough that he could feel her warm breath, could drink in that delicate lemony scent.
He felt better just touching her, being close enough that he could feel her warmth, smell her lemony scent.
Smith, the man with the lemony voice who was head of the secret organization CURE.
Smith in the lemony voice that matched his gaunt, parched lemony face on which a smile would appear as a foreign body.
Smith said, his lemony voice skittering high into the stratosphere of the musical register.
The expression on his lemony face suggested he had already begun to doubt his memory of the bee communicating in tinny English sentences.
Dragonbait whirled around, emitting a joyful lemony scent, expecting to see Grypht.
He said that if she closed her eyes, inhaled the lemony scent of the magnolia blossom and blew it to the stars, her dreams would come true.
It was not yet in flower, but it smelled lemony and fresh even here in London.
The faint lemony tang of the psychoactive distillation filled her head.
One table held platters of seaweed on which rested hundreds of fist-sized lobsters that had been boiled, then split and carefully cleaned, leaving behind lobster meat that shone bright with a fine butter glaze and a lemony spinach compote where the unappetizing roe and tomalley had been.
The sandwich was good, with lettuce, tomato, artichoke heart, avocado, water chestnuts, and a lemony aioli, on thick slices of white bread that Pauline baked every day.
It was amber, with pyramids of light green ice, and tasted like spicy Drambuie with a lemony base.