cornfloury
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 0.00 in modern English
18
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
With cornflour.
adj
Resembling or characteristic of cornflour.
Example Sentences
- "They contain tiny amounts of unrecognizable stewed-to-a-rag meat in a sea of pasta and cornfloury gravy, heavily charged with onion essence and monosodium glutamate, that bringer-out of flavour that figures in so many convenience foods."
- "Rough-ground cornfloury polenta binds the patties together."
- "Things like the pudding we christened ‘Purple Puke’ that we imagined grew under the school quad and Manchester tart, which was a heinous concoction of grey margarined pastry, turnip jam, cornfloury custard and a dusting of toenails on top, the hideous, desiccated coconut flakes that stuck in teeth and craw."
- "Cook the custard over a low heat, stirring constantly until the custard thickens and no cornfloury taste remains."
- "The chef did not even manage to redeem himself with the puddings: the crème brulée (‘. . . with wild berries. Totally decadent!’) had a gritty texture and cornfloury taste, the chilled apple crêpe turned out to be an icy triangular wedge of apple lined with a strip of pancake."
- "Deirdre took the biscuit and bit into it without tasting it. She still had that cornfloury feeling in her mouth."
Etymology
From cornflour + -y.
Word Breakdown
Inflected Forms
more cornfloury (comparative)
most cornfloury (superlative)