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    CREAMY

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

    Irregular inflected forms: creamier  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation, creamiest  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

     I. (adjective) 

    Comparative and superlative

    Comparative: creamier  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    Superlative: creamiest  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Of the color of creamplay

    Example:

    creamy translucent pebbles

    Classified under:

    Adjectives

    Similar:

    chromatic (being or having or characterized by hue)

    Sense 2

    Meaning:

    Thick like creamplay

    Classified under:

    Adjectives

    Similar:

    thick (relatively dense in consistency)

    Derivation:

    cream (the part of milk containing the butterfat)

    creaminess (the property of having the thickness of heavy cream)

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