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curdy

curdy

1 7.0
Having small soft lumps like those that form in sour milk
  • adjective
  • /ˈkɜrdi/
: grumoso
  • She noticed some curdy bits in the mixture, indicating it needed more blending for a smooth finish.

Examples

  • The cheese sauce turned out to be a bit curdy, with small lumps forming as it cooled.

  • The mixture never quite gels; it is a bit curdy, but we have a stirring stick in there and give it a good few swishes before measuring out.

    Blog text (18)

  • Or has gone a bit curdy and horn-colored on the exposed parts.

    Fiction book (2002)

  • I love the like soft yet curdy part of cottage cheese and that's gum.

  • After the milk sat for a while, it developed a curdy texture that reminded me of yogurt.

Synonyms

curdled
vscurdy
3 5.3

Turned from a smooth liquid into thick lumps, like sour milk

describes appearance and consistency rather than the change process
scrambly
vscurdy
1 8.6

Soft and loose like scrambled eggs

is about resembling small lumpy dairy pieces rather than egg texture

How Lumpy

chunky
21 3.5
curdy
1 7.0
grainy
24 3.7
smooth
224 1.0

Surface Forms

curdy positive

Morphology

curdy = curd (transparent) = curd + y

Formed by the noun 'curd' plus the adjectival suffix '-y' meaning 'resembling', a straightforward and regular derivation.

Etymology

Curdy comes from curd, the 'lumps in milk' used to make cheese, plus the ending -y that means 'like'. So curdy means 'having the look or feel of curds', which is why we use it for milk or sauces that become lumpy.