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brothy

/ˈbɹɒθi/

brothy adjective: resembling or characteristic of broth.

Adjective

brothy (comparative brothier, superlative brothiest)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of broth.
    • The brothy taste of tea brew originates in the amino acids fraction […]2012, K. C. Willson, M. N. Clifford, Tea: Cultivation to Consumption, page 42

Forms of brothy

comparativebrothier
superlativebrothiest

Origin of brothy

From broth + -y.

Words formed from brothy

Questions about brothy

What does brothy mean?
Brothy means resembling or characteristic of broth.
What part of speech is brothy?
Brothy is an adjective.
How do you pronounce brothy?
Brothy is pronounced /ˈbɹɒθi/.

Words near brothy in the dictionary

  1. brothren
  2. broths
  3. broths of boys
  4. brothuh
  5. brothuhs
  6. brothy
  7. brotianide
  8. brotie
  9. broties
  10. brotini
  11. brotinis

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