Dictionary

mustardy en · ADJ

Etymology

Etymology tree English mustard Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English mustardy From mustard + -y.

Meanings

1. Resembling or characteristic of mustard.
   • The second torrent [of vomit] was a mustardier yellow. 2006 April, David Mitchell, “Relatives”, in Black Swan Green: A Novel, New York, N.Y.: Random House, →ISBN, page 66:
   • They have a tangy, definite, somewhat mustardy flavor that combines well with other greens and takes well to a dressing such as the Vinaigrette Provençale on page 461. 1979, Perla Meyers, Perla Meyers’ From Market to Kitchen Cookbook, New York, N.Y.: Harper & Row, →ISBN, page 29, column 2:
   • When your recipe calls for adding powdered mustard to a dish, remember that you’ll get the mustardiest flavor if you first stir in some water and let it rest for 5 to 10 minutes. 1997, Maggie Stuckey, “Mustard Seeds”, in The Complete Spice Book […], New York, N.Y.: St. Martin’s Griffin, published February 1999, →ISBN, page 227:
2. Condimented with mustard.
   • Mustardy green beans with anchovied walnuts from “Nothing Fancy” by Alison Roman — This is maybe my new favorite way to prepare pole beans, whether green, purple or yellow. 2020 August 12, Lindsay Christians, “A distanced dinner party, nostalgic nachos”, in The Cap Times, page 22:
   • I disliked the mustardy “hot dogs” the boys ate before they got on the subway, but no real harm resulted. 1957, Allen Hackett, Quickened Spirit: A Biography of Frank Sutliff Hackett, New York, N.Y.: The Riverdale Country School, page 60:
   • Sandwiches in shadow. Row upon dewy row; serried ranks of cheese and cucumber, and watercressed egg, and mustardy ham. 2000, Paul Golding, The Abomination, Picador, →ISBN, page 87:

Forms

Synonyms

mustarded