English
Etymology
From mandolin + -like.
Adjective
mandolinlike (comparative more mandolinlike, superlative most mandolinlike)
- Resembling a mandolin, or the sound of mandolin music
1988 December 9, Alex Wilding-White, “Ho and Hum: Is success spoiling U2?”, in Chicago Reader[1]:The Edge's distinctive mandolinlike upper-position chord fills took on a more sparkling quality, and Bono added some depth to his singing.