"eggy" meaning in All languages combined

See eggy on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈɛɡi/ Audio: En-au-eggy.ogg [Australia] Forms: eggier [comparative], eggiest [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɛɡi Etymology: From egg + -y. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|egg|y}} egg + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} eggy (comparative eggier, superlative eggiest)
  1. (cooking) Covered with or dipped in egg. Categories (topical): Cooking
    Sense id: en-eggy-en-adj-iQ3RlA5P Topics: cooking, food, lifestyle
  2. (cooking) Resembling eggs in some way. Categories (topical): Cooking Categories (lifeform): Eggs Synonyms (resembling eggs): egglike
    Sense id: en-eggy-en-adj-ctnQGUEN Disambiguation of Eggs: 12 39 26 23 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 48 4 42 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 14 72 14 Topics: cooking, food, lifestyle Disambiguation of 'resembling eggs': 11 63 26
  3. Of or relating to an egg or eggs. Translations (relating to an egg or eggs): eiern (German), eiähnlich (German)
    Sense id: en-eggy-en-adj-Os1o86L3 Disambiguation of 'relating to an egg or eggs': 11 21 68
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: egginess, eggy bread Related terms: fried-eggy
Etymology number: 1

Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈɛɡi/ Audio: En-au-eggy.ogg [Australia] Forms: eggier [comparative], eggiest [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɛɡi Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} eggy (comparative eggier, superlative eggiest)
  1. (UK, slang) Slightly annoyed. Tags: UK, slang Categories (topical): Emotions
    Sense id: en-eggy-en-adj-z3Thur7B Disambiguation of Emotions: 1 31 2 66 Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 48 4 42 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 6 28 3 63
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for eggy meaning in All languages combined (4.9kB)

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