adj
metallic
mih-TAL-ihk
adj
1
Made of, containing, or resembling metal, especially in appearance, sound, or taste.
"The car came in a metallic blue finish."
"The medicine left a metallic taste in her mouth."
How to Use Metallic
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishLooking, sounding, or tasting like metal, or actually made of it.
Common pairings
metallic paint
metallic taste
metallic sound
Word Forms
more metallic comparative, metallics plural, most metallic superlative
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Etymology
From Latin metallicus, from metallum ("metal").