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jelled

jelled

5.7
Turns into a thick, soft mass when cooled
  • adjective
  • /dʒɛld/
translation icon : 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

jellied
vsjelled
1 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
3.1

Thick and soft like jelly that holds its shape

is about becoming set into a gelatinous state by cooling
congealed
vsjelled
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

Antonyms

liquefied
  • Specialized
1 4.5

Become a liquid when heated or put under pressure

How Set

solid
325 1.0
jelled
5.7
thick
585 1.0
viscous
11 6.1
runny
34 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.