belllike

• bell-like

bell +‎ -like

belllike (comparative more belllike, superlative most belllike)

1. Resembling or characteristic of a bell.
   • 2007 December 1, Allan Kozinn, “That Same Old Beat, With Brand-New Choices”, in New York Times‎:

     Usually the pulse is established by a piano, which holds down the beat with a belllike tone.

• The hyphenated spelling bell-like may be preferred in order to avoid the unusual juxtaposition of three of the same consonant.

• bell-shaped