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jellied

jel·lied
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [jel-eed]
    • /ˈdʒɛl id/
    • /ˈdʒel.id/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [jel-eed]
    • /ˈdʒɛl id/

Definitions of jellied word

  • adjective jellied containing or made, spread, or topped with jelly or syrup; jellied: jelly apples. 1
  • noun plural jellied a food preparation of a soft, elastic consistency due to the presence of gelatin, pectin, etc., especially fruit juice boiled down with sugar and used as a sweet spread for bread and toast, as a filling for cakes or doughnuts, etc. 1
  • noun plural jellied any substance having the consistency of jelly. 1
  • noun plural jellied Chiefly British. a fruit-flavored gelatin dessert. 1
  • noun plural jellied a plastic sandal or shoe. 1
  • noun jellied Converted into jelly; congealed. 1

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Origin of jellied

First appearance:

before 1585
One of the 35% oldest English words
First recorded in 1585-95; jelly + -ed2

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Parts of speech for Jellied

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

jellied popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 74% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 53% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

jellied usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for jellied

adjective jellied

  • congealed — Simple past tense and past participle of congeal.
  • set — to put (something or someone) in a particular place: to set a vase on a table.
  • gelatinous — having the nature of or resembling jelly, especially in consistency; jellylike.
  • solid — having three dimensions (length, breadth, and thickness), as a geometrical body or figure.
  • concentrated — A concentrated liquid has been increased in strength by having water removed from it.

verb jellied

  • coagulate — When a liquid coagulates, it becomes very thick.
  • congeal — When a liquid congeals, it becomes very thick and sticky and almost solid.
  • curdle — If milk or eggs curdle or if you curdle them, they separate into different bits.
  • thicken — make thicker
  • clabber — curdled milk

Antonyms for jellied

adjective jellied

  • liquid — composed of molecules that move freely among themselves but do not tend to separate like those of gases; neither gaseous nor solid.
  • clear — Something that is clear is easy to understand, see, or hear.
  • easy — not hard or difficult; requiring no great labor or effort: a book that is easy to read; an easy victory.
  • light — a light product, as a beer or cigarette.
  • soft — yielding readily to touch or pressure; easily penetrated, divided, or changed in shape; not hard or stiff: a soft pillow.

verb jellied

  • melt — to become liquefied by warmth or heat, as ice, snow, butter, or metal.
  • disperse — to drive or send off in various directions; scatter: to disperse a crowd.
  • divide — to separate into parts, groups, sections, etc.
  • enlarge — Make or become bigger or more extensive.
  • liquefy — Make or become liquid.

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