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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈmɛlti/ Forms: meltier [comparative], meltiest [superlative]
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  1. Having a high tendency to melt.
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  2. In the state of being melted.
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: meltiness
Categories (other): Food and drink Disambiguation of Food and drink: 0 0 0

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈmɛlti/ Forms: melties [plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree English melt Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English melty From melt + -y. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|melt|-y<id:adjectival>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English melt Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English melty [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*-gaz", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*-g", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "-iġ", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "-y", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-y", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "melty", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="melty"> From melt + -y. Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} melty (countable and uncountable, plural melties)
  1. (Internet slang) meltdown Tags: Internet, countable, uncountable
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Categories (other): Food and drink Disambiguation of Food and drink: 0 0 0

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          "text": "If you’ve ever eaten Buffalo chicken wings and thought, “These are so good, I just wish they were meltier and cheesier so I could scoop them up with tortilla chips,” here’s Ali’s Buffalo chicken dip.",
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          "ref": "1991 April 14, Barbara Gilford, “DANCE; Capturing the Beauty In Ballet of Goddesses”, in The New York Times:",
          "text": "\"Melt,\" Ms. Martinet directed Ms. Velko, as the young dancer assumed a deep arabesque. \"This is really the meltiest of them all.\"",
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          "text": "Let the cookies cool for about 20 minutes before eating. They’re best when they’re slightly warm and the chocolate chips are still melty. Enjoy!",
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          "text": "Serve this while the feta is still soft and melty, with some crusty bread to scoop it all up.",
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      "ipa": "/ˈmɛlti/"
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}

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          "text": "melty on main!",
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          "text": "uh oh, melty!",
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