eggy

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛɡi/

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• Rhymes: -ɛɡi

Etymology 1

From egg +‎ -y.

Adjective

eggy (comparative eggier, superlative eggiest)

1. (cooking) Covered with or dipped in egg.

   eggy bread

2. (cooking) Resembling eggs in some way.

   an eggy smell/taste

3. Of or relating to an egg or eggs.
   • 2014, Neil Genzlinger, ‘Your Inner Fish’ Traces Human Evolutionary History on PBS:

     Skeletal similarities are only part of the story Dr. Shubin wants to tell. He also looks at genetics, because our genes provide a historical record, just as fossils do. For instance, we have yolk-making genes, though they’re no longer active, because some of our ancestors laid eggs. “We carry the genetic signature of our eggy past,” this accessible scientist says.

Synonyms

• (resembling eggs): egglike

Derived terms

• eggily
• egginess
• eggy bread

Related terms

• fried-eggy

Translations

relating to an egg or eggs

German: eiern (de), eiähnlich

Etymology 2

Adjective

eggy (comparative eggier, superlative eggiest)

1. (UK, slang) Slightly annoyed.

References

Anagrams

• yegg