mustardy
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.17 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Resembling or characteristic of mustard.
adj
Condimented with mustard.
Example Sentences
- "They have a tangy, definite, somewhat mustardy flavor that combines well with other greens and takes well to a dressing such as the Vinaigrette Provençale on page 461."
- "When your recipe calls for adding powdered mustard to a dish, remember that you’ll get the mustardiest flavor if you first stir in some water and let it rest for 5 to 10 minutes."
- "The second torrent [of vomit] was a mustardier yellow."
- "I disliked the mustardy “hot dogs” the boys ate before they got on the subway, but no real harm resulted."
- "Sandwiches in shadow. Row upon dewy row; serried ranks of cheese and cucumber, and watercressed egg, and mustardy ham."
- "Mustardy green beans with anchovied walnuts from “Nothing Fancy” by Alison Roman — This is maybe my new favorite way to prepare pole beans, whether green, purple or yellow."
Etymology
Etymology tree English mustard Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English mustardy From mustard + -y.