adj
Meaning 1
Covered with or dipped in egg.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: cooking, food, lifestyle
Examples
- eggy bread
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
eggy
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/ˈɛɡi/
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rhymes with -ɛɡi
adj
Meaning 2
Resembling eggs in some way.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: cooking, food, lifestyle
Examples
- an eggy smell/taste
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: eggish, egglike
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Meaning 3
Of or relating to an egg or eggs.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
adj
Meaning 4
Slightly annoyed.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, slang
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Meaning 5
Awkward or uncomfortable.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, slang
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English egg Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English eggy From egg + -y.
Across languages
Translations
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- German: eiern — relating to an egg or eggs
- German: eiähnlich — relating to an egg or eggs