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creamy

[kree-mee]

adjective

creamier, creamiest 
  1. containing cream.

  2. resembling cream in consistency or taste; soft and smooth.

  3. having a yellowish-white color; cream-colored.

  4. Informal.

    1. beneficial or profitable.

      a creamy arrangement for profit sharing.

    2. slick, facile, or superficial.

      His later movies are too creamy.



creamy

/ ˈːɪ /

adjective

  1. resembling cream in colour, taste, or consistency

  2. containing cream

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • creamily adverb
  • creaminess noun
  • ˈ𲹳 adverb
  • ˈ𲹳Ա noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of creamy1

1425–75; late Middle English. See cream, -y 1
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Parmesan-crusted zucchini spears were enjoyed with baked salmon and a creamy mushroom risotto.

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But creamy goat cheese melts into the mix like a dream.

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Use it like aioli: spread onto a turkey sandwich, stirred into a chicken salad, or thinned with lemon juice and olive oil for a creamy, citrusy dressing.

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They’re still foreign to me, so I pull up Dorn’s email to remind myself which has “creamy woods” or “subtle gin.”

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So he did what any practical man with a taste for creamy salad dressing might do: he made do.

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