"cream-cheesy" meaning in All languages combined

See cream-cheesy on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Forms: more cream-cheesy [comparative], most cream-cheesy [superlative]
Etymology: From cream cheese + -y. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|cream cheese|y}} cream cheese + -y Head templates: {{en-adj}} cream-cheesy (comparative more cream-cheesy, superlative most cream-cheesy)
  1. Resembling or characteristic of cream cheese.
    Sense id: en-cream-cheesy-en-adj-GImYESfp
  2. With cream cheese.
    Sense id: en-cream-cheesy-en-adj-iKpyClEA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 57 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 43 57
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: cream-cheesey, cream cheesy

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