"curdy" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: curdier [comparative], curdiest [superlative]
Etymology: From curd + -y. Etymology templates: {{af|en|curd|-y|id2=adjectival}} curd + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|curdier}} curdy (comparative curdier, superlative curdiest)
  1. Like, or full of, curd; coagulated. Derived forms: curdiness

Inflected forms

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