jelled

1 5.7

Turns into a thick, soft mass when cooled

adjective
/dʒɛld/

: gelificado

The jelled salad held its shape beautifully, making it easy to serve at the dinner party.

Examples

After cooling for several hours, the mixture finally turned into a jelled form suitable for slicing.
How much more jelled could it get?

Fiction book (2001)
Neither blood nor the red-veined jelled gray was displayed in shallow pans.

Fiction book (1994)
The chef proudly presented a dessert that featured a slice of jelled cranberry sauce on the plate.

Synonyms

congealed

vsjelled

4 5.8

A liquid or soft thing that becomes thick and partly solid as it cools

is specifically set into a gelatinous form rather than any solid state

jellied

vsjelled

4 3.4

Food cooled until it becomes thick and firm like jelly

is the result of setting into a gelatinous form by cooling

jelly-like

vsjelled

1 3.7

Soft and wobbly with a thick, partly solid feel

is about becoming set into a gelatinous state by cooling

jellylike

vsjelled

1 3.1

Thick and soft like jelly that holds its shape

is about becoming set into a gelatinous state by cooling

Antonyms

liquefied

Specialized

7 4.5

Become a liquid when heated or put under pressure

How Set

solid

224 1.0

jelled

1 5.7

thick

625 1.0

viscous

12 6.1

runny

31 1.0

Surface Forms

jelled positive

Morphology

jelled = jell (transparent) = jell + ed

A regular past-participle/adjectival formation from the verb 'jell', meaning 'set into a jelly-like state', which is straightforward for learners.

Etymology

Jelled comes from the common word jelly and the simple root gel, which meant 'to freeze'. So, if a sauce or mixture has jelled, it has become firm or 'set' like jelly.