curdy

American  

[kur-dee] / ˈkɜr di /

adjective

curdier, curdiest

1. like curd; full of or containing curd; coagulated.

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Other Word Forms

• curdiness
  noun

Etymology

Origin of curdy

First recorded in 1500–10; curd + -y ¹

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

curdy curdiest

But how different, I ask you, is humble cottage cheese from the creamy, curdy stracciatella inside these fancy-sounding dairy balls?

From Salon ● Jun. 5, 2023

The bare kitchen had the musky, warm smell of newly-baked bread and of curdy, sweet buttermilk by the afternoon.

From The Pioneers by Prichard, Katharine Susannah

Nor waited more, but bade “The beverage of the roasted grain be mix'd; “And added honey, all the strength of wine, “And curdy milk, and juices, which beneath “Such powerful sweetness undetected lay.

From The Metamorphoses of Publius Ovidus Naso in English blank verse Vols. I & II by Howard, J. J.

Aphtha, or thrush, is another trouble of the sucking calf, showing itself as a white, curdy elevation on the tongue, lips, cheeks, or gums, and when detached leaving a raw, red, angry surface.

From Special Report on Diseases of Cattle by United States. Bureau of Animal Industry

The plants are extremely hardy and vigorous, and rarely fail to develop a large and fine head, having a rich, curdy appearance, and, as before observed, similar to a well-grown cauliflower.

From The Field and Garden Vegetables of America Containing Full Descriptions of Nearly Eleven Hundred Species and Varietes; With Directions for Propagation, Culture and Use. by Burr, Fearing

The thickest salmon, the curdiest trout, the fattest partridge, and the most tender woodcock smoked on his board, and, rumor said, cooked with a delicacy that more pretentious houses could not rival.

From A Day's Ride A Life's Romance by Lever, Charles James