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schnitzely

schnitzely adjective: resembling or characteristic of schnitzel.

Adjective

schnitzely (comparative more schnitzely, superlative most schnitzely)

  1. (informal, rare) Resembling or characteristic of schnitzel.
    • kurt. Good, let’s celebrate! Let’s have dinner at some place we can’t afford. Nothing schnitzely. rosa. Chinese food!1948 (date composed), Edna Ferber, George S[imon] Kaufman, act II, in Bravo! Play in Three Acts, acting edition, New York, N.Y.: Dramatists Play Service, published 1949, →OCLC, page 46
    • Schnitzels have always been a big favourite of mine, I just don't cook them often enough. To remedy that I made myself some schnitzely goodness the other night.2010 March 8, Swedish Mike [pseudonym], “Recipe - Pork Schnitzel with Lemon and Parsley butter”, in Freestyle Cookery, Abingdon-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, via Blogger, archived from the original on 25...

Examples of schnitzely in a sentence

  • In the case of my food, schnitzel meant something like breaded, sauteed veal cutlet—schnitzely layers of meat.2014 October 17, Sally Pollak, “‘We’ll take care of you’ — and they did: Dinner at Trapp Family Lodge, with a few of our favorite things”...
  • Eating a schnitzely thing always feels fun yet classy to me, but only if served with an energetic salad.2025 November 14, Helen Graves, “Supersize Me! Everything bagel fried fish with fennel, apple and red chilli slaw”, in Flavour Nuggets, via...

Forms of schnitzely

comparativemore schnitzely
superlativemost schnitzely
alternative formschnitzelly

Origin of schnitzely

From schnitzel + -y.

Questions about schnitzely

What does schnitzely mean?
Schnitzely means resembling or characteristic of schnitzel.
How do you use schnitzely in a sentence?
In the case of my food, schnitzel meant something like breaded, sauteed veal cutlet—schnitzely layers of meat.
What part of speech is schnitzely?
Schnitzely is an adjective.

Words near schnitzely in the dictionary

  1. schnitz und knepp
  2. schnitzel
  3. schnitzel Holstein
  4. schnitzelly
  5. schnitzels
  6. schnitzely
  7. Schnitzer
  8. Schnitzers
  9. Schnitzler
  10. Schnitzler syndrome
  11. Schnitzlers

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