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

On adding tannic acid solution to all three, only the silk yields a precipitate, a rather curdy one consisting of fibroïn.

From The Chemistry of Hat Manufacturing Lectures Delivered Before the Hat Manufacturers' Association by Shonk, Albert

Also an encysted tumour containing matter of a curdy appearance.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2 Amiel to Atrauli by Various

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.

When boiled, the white is never curdy like that of a new-laid hen's egg, but transparent and glassy, while the yolk is much darker in colour.

From Poultry A Practical Guide to the Choice, Breeding, Rearing, and Management of all Descriptions of Fowls, Turkeys, Guinea-fowls, Ducks, and Geese, for Profit and Exhibition. by Piper, Hugh

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