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scrambly

scrambly

8.6
Soft and loose like scrambled eggs
  • adjective
  • /ˈskræmbli/
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  • The chef served a plate of scrambly eggs with fresh herbs on top.

Examples

  • The cottage cheese had a scrambly consistency that paired well with fruit.

  • She likes her tofu cooked until it is soft and scrambly for breakfast.

  • The eggs were scrambly and delicious.

  • I love a scrambly breakfast on weekends.

  • The chef served a plate of scrambly eggs with fresh herbs on top.

  • She likes her tofu cooked until it is soft and scrambly for breakfast.

  • The cottage cheese had a scrambly consistency that paired well with fruit.

Synonyms

lumpy
vsscrambly
39 2.2

Not smooth because it has small pieces in it

is softer and looser with delicate curd fragments rather than coarse lumps
mushy
vsscrambly
18 2.0

Soft and wet like cooked vegetables or very ripe bananas

is less uniformly pulpy and includes loose curd-like bits instead of smoothness
squashy
vsscrambly
1 3.6

Soft and easy to crush, often wet or spongy

is less about being squashed and more about loose curd-like structure
eggy
vsscrambly
1 2.8

Having a strong egg taste, smell, or texture often because it contains many eggs

is more about loose curd-like feel than just egg flavor or smell
curdy
vsscrambly
7.0

Having small soft lumps like those that form in sour milk

is softer and looser, resembling scrambled egg texture rather than firm curds
pappy
vsscrambly
7.6

Soft and mushy in texture like overcooked porridge

is looser and more curd-like rather than thick porridge consistency

Antonyms

firm
30 1.0

Hard and solid to the touch, not easily pressed

How Soft

runny
34 1.0
creamy
53 1.1
scrambly
8.6
tender
56 1.0
firm
30 1.0

Surface Forms

scrambly positive

Morphology

scrambly = scramble (transparent) = scramble + y

Derived from 'scramble' with the adjectival suffix '-y' meaning 'having the quality of'; a learner who knows 'scramble' (e.g. scrambled eggs) can infer this meaning.

Etymology

Scrambly comes from the verb scramble plus the ending -y, where -y means 'full of'. Think of scrambled eggs: they are soft and in small pieces, so something 'scrambly' has that soft, loose texture.