cornmealy
cornmealy adjective: resembling or characteristic of cornmeal.
Adjective
cornmealy (comparative more cornmealy, superlative most cornmealy)
- Resembling or characteristic of cornmeal.
- She slid a glance with a trace of longing at my one remaining hush puppy. I forked it into my mouth and chewed it down, letting the pleasure of its cornmealy goodness show on my face.2016, Anna Castle, Flash Memory (Lost Hat, Texas; 2), →ISBN
- With cornmeal.
- Cleaning steamers sucks. You have to put them in great vats of water with cornmeal and let them sit. […] I pulled my hands out of the cornmealy water, dried them on my apron and said to my mother that I was taking a little break.1985, Sandra Scoppettone, Playing Murder, New York, N.Y.: Harper Keypoint, published 1987, →ISBN, pages 119 and 121
- “Tamales. Just unpeel ’em out of the husk. There’s napkins on top.” They were hot and cornmealy and full of meat.1994, Donald McCaig, Nop’s Hope, New York, N.Y.: Crown Publishers, Inc., →ISBN, page 24
Forms of cornmealy
| comparative | more cornmealy |
|---|---|
| superlative | most cornmealy |
Origin of cornmealy
From cornmeal + -y.
Questions about cornmealy
- What does cornmealy mean?
- Cornmealy means resembling or characteristic of cornmeal.
- What part of speech is cornmealy?
- Cornmealy is an adjective.
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