"sweet-potatoey" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: more sweet-potatoey [comparative], most sweet-potatoey [superlative]
Etymology: From sweet potato + -ey. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|sweet potato|-ey}} sweet potato + -ey Head templates: {{en-adj}} sweet-potatoey (comparative more sweet-potatoey, superlative most sweet-potatoey)
  1. (informal) Resembling or characteristic of sweet potatoes. Tags: informal
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