creamy

[ kree-mee ]

/ ˈkri mi /

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adjective, cream·i·er, cream·i·est.

containing cream.

resembling cream in consistency or taste; soft and smooth.

having a yellowish-white color; cream-colored.

Informal.

beneficial or profitable: a creamy arrangement for profit sharing.
slick, facile, or superficial: His later movies are too creamy.

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Origin of creamy

1425–75; late Middle English. See cream, -y¹

OTHER WORDS FROM creamy

cream·i·ly, adverbcream·i·ness, noun

Words nearby creamy

creamer, creamery, creamlaid, creamware, creamwove, creamy, creance, crease, crease-resistant, creasy, create

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Example sentences from the Web for creamy

I inquire if I may touch it and find the texture soft and creamy.
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The now creamy polenta was ladled onto the plates, and this most fragrant of deep brown chicken stews spooned on top.
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He also has a deep, creamy voice and calm demeanor that completes his fallen-hero facade.
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And that, in turn, is what makes for smooth, creamy ice cream.
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Rachel: Favorite is going to be coconut chocolate chip because it was soft and creamy.
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A creamy, opaque mixture of the oil and water, called an emulsion, will result.
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Beat batter with a Dover egg beater three or four minutes until it is perfectly smooth, creamy and full of bubbles.
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There were two or three creamy wild-lilies in a broken glass on the sill.
Atlantic Monthly, Vol. XII. July, 1863, No. LXIX.|Various
The heiress, in a robe of palest blue, with creamy lace, looks her fairest.
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Spines: Beneath the cap, one-quarter to one-third inch in length; soft, creamy in tint, becoming darker in old specimens.
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British Dictionary definitions for creamy

creamy

/ (ˈkriːmɪ) /

adjective creamier or creamiest

resembling cream in colour, taste, or consistency

containing cream

Derived forms of creamy

creamily, adverbcreaminess, noun

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creamy

adjective, cream·i·er, cream·i·est.

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British Dictionary definitions for creamy

adjective creamier or creamiest

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