lullabylike

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

lullaby +‎ -like

Adjective[edit]

lullabylike (comparative more lullabylike, superlative most lullabylike)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a lullaby; soothing.
    Synonym: lullabyish
    • 2008 March 12, Bernard Holland, “Music in Review”, in New York Times[1]:
      The “Pastoral Symphony,” often milked for a lullabylike sentimentality, became a rousing country dance, and the sprint was on until the end of Part 1.