chocolateyadj.
/ˈtʃɒk(ə)ləti/, U.S. /ˈtʃɔk(ə)lədi/, /ˈtʃɑk(ə)lədi/ Made of, full of, or containing chocolate; resembling chocolate in appearance, taste, etc.
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chocolatey1881
1881 Little Wide-awake 326/2 I must confess the muffins and the chocolatey biscuits were dreadfully tempting.
1929 Eng. Jrnl. 18 336 Some few of the contributions showed considerable appreciation: ‘My puddle was shaped like an amoeba,’ ‘Mine had chocolaty foam on it,’ ‘Mine was blue and white, because it reflected the sky.’
1965 Economist 9 Jan. 99/2 The prices of so many sugary, chocolaty things.
1969 Vogue Nov. 63 (advt.) The stripes are red and grey and chocolatey brown.
2006 Decanter June 107/3 My votes going to the minty, chocolatey St Hallett Old Block Baross Shiraz 2002..and the warm, vineyardy Leconfield Centurion McLaren Vale Shiraz 2002.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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