MELTY Definition & Meaning

melty

[ mel-tee ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

meltier, meltiest.

(of food) melting or melted:
a melty grilled cheese sandwich; ice cream softened until just melty at the edges.
softened in feeling by pity, sympathy, love, etc.:
I get all melty when I think or write about her.

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Origin of melty¹

First recorded in 1920–25; melt ¹( def ) + -y ¹( def )

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The cheese balls should be completely solid, just slightly softened from the vinaigrette — not melty whatsoever.

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But again, the texture is pretty much what you'd expect from real chocolate, though not quite as melty.

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A study in juxtaposition, the soft vulnerability of a melty dumpling is hardened in black lacquer, fixed in time and space.

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How on earth are we supposed to ditch the most carbon-intensive form of dairy in the face of melty pots of fondue and snowy piles of grated Parmesan?

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The Frosty was incredibly scoopable and creamy, but not slushie-like or melty in terms of texture.

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