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cheddary en · ADJ

Etymology

From cheddar + -y.

Meanings

  1. Resembling cheddar cheese in taste, texture, etc.
    • Surely it is in the public interest for these crackers to be made with as much cheddary goodness as is humanly possible. So where has this so-called ‘extra’ cheese been all this time? It didn’t just suddenly drop from the sky. No, they knew about it for decades and did nothing. 2024 January 11, “New ‘Extra Cheesy’ Cheez-Its A Tacit Acknowledgement That Company Could Have Been Making Snack Cheesier All Along”, in The Onion:
    • The new snacks are described as a cheddary cheese spread sandwiched between crisp, cheddar cheese-flavored crackers. 1971, Candy and Snack Industry: Volume 136, Issues 7-13:

Forms

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more cheddary Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most cheddary Degree=Sup lexicographic

Translations (4)

de cheddarartig (Translations) · fi cheddarinen (Translations) · pl cheddarowy (Translations) · fi cheddarmainen (Translations)