offally
offally adjective: containing or consisting of offal.
Adjective
offally (comparative more offally or offallier, superlative most offally or offalliest)
- Containing or consisting of offal.
- Less offally dishes include crispy breast of duck with lime and orange and boned baby chicken cooked with caramelised chicory.1994, Egon Ronay, Egon Ronay's Cellnet Guide, Hotels & Restaurants, page 775
- There are quite a few offally bits in dishes such as cazzmar, lamb innards made into a sausage and baked , and there's a long slow cooking method2000, World Food: Italy, page 176
- Characteristic of or pertaining to offal.
- You can make it with proper cuts of pork—indeed, some recipes call for a bit of pork fat to be added —but using the liver, heart and kidneys gives it that traditional, offally, visceral appearance as well as a distinct taste and texture.2011, Andrew Webb, Food Britannia, page 364
- For the more offally inspired, try the tripa (tripe) and sesos (brain).2012, Lonely Planet Food, The World's Best Street Food: Where to Find it & How to Make it
Forms of offally
| comparative | more offally |
|---|---|
| comparative | offallier |
| superlative | most offally |
| superlative | offalliest |
Origin of offally
From offal + -ly.
Questions about offally
- What does offally mean?
- Offally means containing or consisting of offal.
- What part of speech is offally?
- Offally is an adjective.
Words near offally in the dictionary
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