caulklike

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English

Etymology

From caulk +‎ -like.

Adjective

caulklike (comparative more caulklike, superlative most caulklike)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of caulk.
    • 2007 August 16, Kenneth Chang, “Shuttle Crew Is Told to Study for Repairs, as NASA Wavers”, in New York Times:
      While confident that a repair was within the capabilities of the astronauts, mission managers also want to avoid unnecessary risks. Mr. Shannon said that this type of spacewalk, underneath the shuttle, had never been done before, that the tool for squirting a caulklike material into the gouge had not been tested in space and that the repair could conceivably make the situation worse.