pappy
- adjective
- /ˈpæpi/
:
pastoso
- After adding too much water, the mashed potatoes became unpleasantly pappy.
Examples
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The oatmeal turned pappy after sitting in the pot for too long.
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She disliked the pappy consistency of the overcooked vegetables.
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The mashed potatoes were too pappy for my taste.
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This soup is really pappy and lacks flavor.
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The oatmeal turned pappy after sitting in the pot for too long.
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After adding too much water, the mashed potatoes became unpleasantly pappy.
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She disliked the pappy consistency of the overcooked vegetables.
Synonyms
32
3.0
Soft and easy to squeeze, often a little wet and spongy
18
2.0
Soft and wet like cooked vegetables or very ripe bananas
6
4.6
Soft and slightly sticky inside like undercooked bread
2
5.6
Thick and sticky in a wet, unpleasant way
1
5.5
Thick and sticky in a messy way
1
3.6
Soft and easy to crush, often wet or spongy
1
2.8
Easy to press and feels like a sponge
1
4.1
A soft, dense, slightly chewy texture like thick chocolate candy
1
2.5
Food that is soft to touch with a sticky, melted inside
1
7.4
Soft and a little wet so you can squeeze it easily
Soft, moist texture like a thick soup
Feels squishy and a little wet when pressed
Very wet and soaked through with water
Antonyms
How Soft
Surface Forms
Etymology
Pappy comes from the simple word pap, a soft baby food called 'pap', so it originally meant 'like pap' — soft and mushy. That's why we call overcooked porridge or mashed potatoes 'pappy' when they have a porridge-like, not firm, texture.