Definitions
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- adjective Covered with or
dipped in egg. - adjective Resembling eggs in some way.
Etymologies
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Examples
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Leila, Grace & Amy: yes eggy is the word. of course I did not use it in the post since I didn't WANT to turn people off but I did indeed find it be grossly eggy.
Blueberry Custard Pie--And A Discovery Laura 2008
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My birthday cake just came out of the oven; it's a victoria sponge, and it smells very eggy, which is a bit peculiar.
Hallowe'en means my birthday is coming ailbhe 2003
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There were a lot of comments about how "eggy" the dessert was, and even Dorie herself chimed in to let us know that the custard was supposed to be eggy.
Archive 2009-03-01 2009
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As much as I like the bars, they can be kind of eggy and heavy, rather than lemony and light.
Week 51: Bols Triple Sec Orange Cupcakes with Orange Buttercream Frosting Cupcake Queen 2006
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We've started doing plated desserts, so today we made creme brulee (though we haven't finished it yet) and souffle (which came out okay--it souffleed the way it was supposed to souffle--but tasted kind of eggy), and we roasted a pineapple and made a chiboust cream (a pastry cream with gelatin and with italian meringue folded into it).
Archive 2005-11-01 Emma Goldman 2005
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We've started doing plated desserts, so today we made creme brulee (though we haven't finished it yet) and souffle (which came out okay--it souffleed the way it was supposed to souffle--but tasted kind of eggy), and we roasted a pineapple and made a chiboust cream (a pastry cream with gelatin and with italian meringue folded into it).
What They Say Emma Goldman 2005
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Often they’re too eggy, which is the case with many all-cheese souffles, or too heavy because someone has poured a cup of some sort of sauce into the souffle to mask the poor taste of the dish itself.
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Often they’re too eggy, which is the case with many all-cheese souffles, or too heavy because someone has poured a cup of some sort of sauce into the souffle to mask the poor taste of the dish itself.
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Al dente, silky, with that distinctive "eggy" flavor, while only faintly being able to tell they were previously frozen.
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Noodles are al dente, silky, with that distinctive "eggy" flavor.
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