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custardy

custardy

1 4.1
Soft and smooth with a rich, creamy texture like custard
  • adjective
  • /ˈkʌstərdi/
translation icon : cremoso
  • It's almost custardy, like it's, it's, it's almost liquefied.
  • custardy tofu
  • custardy texture

Examples

  • Cooking firms the oyster meat and gives it a smooth, custardy texture.

  • I want those foogitives back in custardy.

  • Well, even though I'd heard the word before, when Mom said "custody," I thought she said custardy.

    Fiction book (1998)
  • It's almost custardy, like it's, it's, it's almost liquefied.

  • It's like this moist, almost custardy cake texture that's sweet and eggy and really good.

  • Once I went, and it was gooey and almost runny, but the other time I went, it was firmer and more custardy, almost like key lime pie or something; I definitely preferred the latter.

    Blog text (29)
  • We had worked with pawpaws last year, so students were a bit more familiar with the mild banana-like, custardy flavor and texture of the local pawpaw.

    Blog text (24)
  • The pastries taste like France: flaky almond croissants, custardy quiche, and savory galettes, and nearly all the ingredients are locally sourced.

    Blog text (24)
  • The coffee crème brûlée was thick and custardy and rife with coffee flavor.

  • Bread pudding made in a rich, custardy style is without a doubt the favorite dessert in New Orleans.

Synonyms

creamy
vscustardy
53 1.1

Being smooth and thick with a rich feel like thick soup

is more about a sweet, dessert thickness and smoothness
buttery
vscustardy
18 3.2

Having a rich, smooth taste like butter

focuses on sweet, smooth dessert character rather than fatty richness
velvety
vscustardy
11 3.8

Smooth and very soft in touch, look, sound, or taste

focuses on rich, thick dessert quality rather than general softness
custard-like
vscustardy
1 3.7

A soft, smooth, thick texture like a sweet dessert cream

is similar but also suggests a sweet dessert taste

How Creamy

custardy
1 4.1
creamy
53 1.1
smooth
256 1.0
thin
420 1.0

Surface Forms

custardy positive

Morphology

custardy = custard (transparent) = custard + y

Clearly formed from the noun 'custard' with the adjectival suffix '-y', meaning 'having the quality of custard'.

Etymology

Custardy comes from custard, a word that grew from the old word crusta meaning 'crust' or a small pie, because people once used the same name for a pie and its soft filling. So, custardy means 'soft, smooth, and creamy', like that pie filling.