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Eggy definition: soaked in or tasting of egg , or resembling egg | Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples

Definition of ’eggy’

Word Frequency


eggy


in British English


(


ˈɛɡɪ


)


adjective

Word forms:


-gier


or


-giest


soaked

in or

tasting

of

egg

, or resembling egg
Enjoy French toast (or eggy bread) as a savoury or sweet dish.

Collins English Dictionary

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Word Frequency


eggy


in American English


(


ˈɛgi



)


adjective


1.

containing eggs, often, specif.,

beaten

eggs



eggy

bread


2.

having the

taste

or

smell

of eggs


3.


smeared

or covered with egg



eggy

spoons

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Examples of ‘eggy’ in a sentence

eggy


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Iris


picks

out the pungency of sappy, new-milled wood, the resin-scented oil, an eggy

stink

of sulfur, male

sweat

.


Gregory Maguire


CONFESSIONS OF AN UGLY STEPSISTER



(

1999

)

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eggy

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