stewy
stewy adjective: stew-like, similar to stew.
Adjective
stewy (comparative more stewy, superlative most stewy)
- Stew-like, similar to stew.
- All food is fetched in dixeys (large boilers), and tea, stew, and bacon are all cooked in turn in these, so if the orderlies don't wash them clean at dinner time we have greasy, stewy tea.1917, Ernest Hodder Williams, One Young Man
- The 24-hour Kababish (939 N. Orleans, 312-642-8622) has a few booths set before a steaming buffet of hearty north Indian and Pakistani dishes, notably a thick, stewy, slow-cooked haleem made from wheat, mutton, lentils, and spice; grilled charga chicken sprinkled with garam masala; and goat curry.2006 September 22, Mike Sula, “How to Eat Ethnic”, in Chicago Reader
Proper noun capitalized: Stewy
Stewy
- Alternative spelling of Stewie.
Forms of stewy
| comparative | more stewy |
|---|---|
| superlative | most stewy |
Origin of stewy
From stew + -y.
Words that rhyme with stewy
Questions about stewy
- What does stewy mean?
- Stewy means stew-like, similar to stew.
- What part of speech is stewy?
- Stewy can be an adjective or a proper noun.
Words near stewy in the dictionary
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