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

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 cheese should not be curdy and harsh, but should yield quite readily to pressure under the thumb, becoming on manipulation waxy and plastic instead of crumbly or mealy.

From Outlines of Dairy Bacteriology, 8th edition A Concise Manual for the Use of Students in Dairying by Russell, H. L. (Harry Luman)

Also an encysted tumour containing matter of a curdy appearance.

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

The addition of a solution of potassium or ammonium thiocyanate to one of silver in nitric acid causes a deposition of silver thiocyanate as a white, curdy precipitate.

From An Introductory Course of Quantitative Chemical Analysis With Explanatory Notes by Talbot, Henry P.

Such waters are "hard"; when used in washing, the minerals which they contain combine with the fatty acids of soap to form insoluble curdy compounds.

From The Elements of Geology by Norton, William Harmon