omeletty
UK/ˈɒmlɪti/US/ˈɑmləti/
omeletty adjective: resembling or characteristic of an omelette.
Adjective
omeletty (comparative more omeletty, superlative most omeletty)
- Resembling or characteristic of an omelette.
- The egg, if it is not fresh, isn’t worth full value, neither does it please the palate nor the imagination. There is a closer resemblance between the egg and advertising than we think. […] The best instructor for this purpose is the weekly journal, the Little Schoolmaster in the art of advertising...1903 January 14, “I love my love with a “C.””, in Printers’ Ink. A Journal for Advertisers., volume XLII, number 2, New York, N.Y.: Geo[rge] P[resbury] Rowell & Co., […], page 44, column 2
- Should you prefer a coarser, shall we say more omeletty type of scrambled egg then lift the set parts or stir them gently from time to time.1968, Hilda Gerber, With Love and a Ladle, Cape Town: Howard Timmins, page 23
Examples of omeletty in a sentence
- After reading it your ads will lose their scrambled and omeletty flavor.1903 January 14, “I love my love with a “C.””, in Printers’ Ink. A Journal for Advertisers., volume XLII, number 2, New York, N.Y....
- It’s a Malaysian speciality made of dough interleaved with spiced meat and onion, covered in a thick omeletty coating – a meal in itself for under 50p.1975, Susan Campbell with Alexandra Towle, Cheap Eats in London, Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, published 1976, page 162:
- This mouthful translated as a pair of Spumone-type rectangles striped with three omeletty layers, green, yellow and sausage-colored, which had about as much taste as a kitchen sponge.1987, Arthur Bloomfield, Arthur Bloomfield’s Restaurant Book: A Celebration of Dining in the Bay Area and Beyond, Berkeley, Calif.: Aris...
- Underneath that was a close-up of the back of my hair in all its omeletty glory.2015, Tamsyn Murray, Completely Cassidy, Star Reporter, London: Usborne Publishing, →ISBN, pages 169–170:
Forms of omeletty
| comparative | more omeletty |
|---|---|
| superlative | most omeletty |
| alternative form | omelettey |
| alternative form | omelette-y |
| alternative US | omelety |
| alternative US | omelet-y |
Origin of omeletty
From omelet /omelette + -y.
Questions about omeletty
- What does omeletty mean?
- Omeletty means resembling or characteristic of an omelette.
- How do you use omeletty in a sentence?
- After reading it your ads will lose their scrambled and omeletty flavor.
- What part of speech is omeletty?
- Omeletty is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce omeletty?
- Omeletty is pronounced /ˈɒmlɪti/ (UK).
Words near omeletty in the dictionary
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