jellied
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- adjective
- /ˈdʒɛlid/
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gelificado
- Island shaman. - What is it? - Jellied eel.
- jellied eel
I spent the day hoisted on my father's shoulders, staring out across the jellied mass of human heads.
- I spent the day hoisted on my father's shoulders, staring out across the jellied mass of human heads.
Examples
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A jellied membrane still clung to the eggs; the brown snake curled around the pile like a noose.
Fiction book (1996) -
Jellied brains.
Fiction book (1993) -
But we don't often venture into jellied foods.
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I spent the day hoisted on my father's shoulders, staring out across the jellied mass of human heads.
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Halfbaby feels like a jellied eye centering the room, which curves away from her everywhere.
Fiction book (2002) -
- Phew! - This fog's as thick as... - Jellied brains. - Or thicker!
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The chef served a refreshing desert made with jellied fruit that wobbled on the plate.
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For Thanksgiving, we always enjoy some jellied cranberry sauce alongside the turkey.
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She prepared a jellied salad that was filled with colorful vegetables and seasoned dressing.
Synonyms
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Thick and sticky like jelly
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Soft and wobbly with a thick, partly solid feel
Turns into a thick, soft mass when cooled
Thick and soft like jelly that holds its shape
A liquid or soft thing that becomes thick and partly solid as it cools
Antonyms
How Set
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word jellied comes from jelly, a word that originally meant 'frozen' or 'set' and is related to gelatin and the shorter word gel. So something 'jellied' has been made firm or 'set' like jelly, as when you eat jellied eels or jellied cranberry sauce.