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custardy

US/ˈkʌstɚdi/

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Estuary English/ˈkʌstədiː/

custardy adjective: containing custard.

Adjective

custardy (comparative custardier, superlative custardiest)

  1. Containing custard.
  2. Resembling or characteristic of custard in taste, texture, etc.
    • So next morning, once he had started the Dirty Train on its circuit, he made a note, as he went along, of the cage numbers of six of the bluest of the blue bucks and six of the custardiest of the cream does.1998, Dick King-Smith [pseudonym; Ronald Gordon King-Smith], “Colour-feeding”, in How Green Was My Mouse, London; New York, N.Y.: Puffin Books, published 1999, →ISBN, page 45
    • Or pop one in a pudding or pie filling mix for a silkier, custardier rendition.2017, Jean B. MacLeod, “Egg Yolks, Leftover”, in The Waste-Wise Kitchen Companion: Hundreds of Practical Tips for Repairing, Reusing, and Repurposing Food […] (MacLeod How-To Books), Torrance...

Forms of custardy

comparativecustardier
superlativecustardiest

Origin of custardy

From custard + -y.

Words formed from custardy

Questions about custardy

What does custardy mean?
Custardy means containing custard.
What part of speech is custardy?
Custardy is an adjective.
How do you pronounce custardy?
Custardy is pronounced /ˈkʌstɚdi/ (US).

Words near custardy in the dictionary

  1. custardier
  2. custardiest
  3. custardiness
  4. custardlike
  5. custards
  6. custardy
  7. Custenau
  8. Custer
  9. Custer County
  10. custie
  11. custies

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