Garlicky
/ˈɡɑːrlɪki/
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Pro Tip 1/3Sensory Descriptive
Use 'garlicky' to describe food that smells or tastes strongly of garlic. 
The kitchen filled with a garlicky scent as the pasta cooked.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Connotation
'Garlicky' can be used negatively to describe overwhelming garlic flavor. 
The salad dressing was overpoweringly garlicky and pungent.
Pro Tip 3/3Positive Connotation
In the right context, 'garlicky' can imply a rich, flavorful quality. 
Everyone loved the garlicky roasted potatoes at dinner.
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AromaticFieryIntensePungentSpicyStrong
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