"curdy" meaning in English

See curdy in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: curdier [comparative], curdiest [superlative]
Etymology: curd + -y Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|curd|y}} curd + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|curdier}} curdy (comparative curdier, superlative curdiest)
  1. Like, or full of, curd; coagulated.

Inflected forms

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