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runny

runny

34 1.0
More liquid than normal so it flows or drips easily
  • adjective
  • /ˈrʌni/
translation icon : líquido
  • I prefer my eggs slightly runny in the middle for a richer flavor.
  • a runny nose
  • itchy and runny
  • runny or blocked

Oh, boy, I want them wet and runny just for you, egg daddy.

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Examples

  • The chocolate this time was too sweet and too runny inside the hot pastry.

    Fiction book (1998)
  • I'm going to miss the runny scrambled eggs with the cheese on top.

  • Oh, much more runny than the other one.

  • But oh Lord, it's very runny and it's very light.

  • It's just a little runny.

  • I feel all hot, and my nose is runny...

  • Not super thin and runny, but it's not real thick either.

  • The yolk is like really runny, so it's even better.

  • Close your eyes, it feels like you're eating runny eggs.

  • My hands and feet were numb from the cold, my nose red and runny, my ears tingling.

    Fiction book (1997)

Synonyms

watery
vsrunny
10 1.0

Thin and weak because it has too much water

is about increased liquidity and easy flow rather than water content
fluid
vsrunny
6 3.2

Able to flow and change shape like a liquid

focuses on being more liquid than usual, not general flowability
liquidy
vsrunny
1 4.0

Thin and watery, like a sauce or paint that does not stick

is about becoming more liquid than usual and able to drip
washy
vsrunny
1 7.6

Weak in taste, like watered-down tea

refers to greater liquidity and ease of dripping, not weak taste
semiliquid
vsrunny
5.1

Partly liquid and partly solid so it flows slowly like honey

describes a more fully liquid state that flows and drips easily

Antonyms

585 1.0

Having a large distance between two sides and often very dense

325 1.0

Firm and hard so it keeps its shape, not liquid

How Runny

runny
34 1.0
watery
22 1.0
thick
585 1.0
solid
  • Specialized
9 1.0

Surface Forms

runny positive
runnier comparative
runniest superlative

Morphology

runny = run (transparent) = run + y

Formed by adding the adjectival suffix '-y' to 'run' meaning 'tending to run/flow', so the sense is directly and predictably derived for learners.

Etymology

Runny comes from the verb run and the small ending -y, which means 'full of' or 'having the quality of'. So runny describes something like 'running water' — it flows or drips easily.