melty

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English

Etymology

From melt +‎ -y.

Adjective

melty (comparative meltier, superlative meltiest)

  1. Having a high tendency to melt.
    • 2008, Linda Larsen, The $7 a Meal Slow Cooker Cookbook:
      This creamy, melty cheese dip is delicious with crisp fresh vegetables.
    • 2014 August 23, Deb Amlen, “Second Shift”, in The New York Times:
      I must say that the meltiest, most evocative entry in this theme set is BRA OF CHOCOLATE, which, of course, started out as a bar of chocolate until Mr. Berry and the made up “Victoria’s Sweetness catalog” got hold of it.
    • 2024 January 27, The New York Times Cooking, “Chips as Chicken and Wings as Dip”, in The New York Times:
      If you’ve ever eaten Buffalo chicken wings and thought, “These are so good, I just wish they were meltier and cheesier so I could scoop them up with tortilla chips,” here’s Ali’s Buffalo chicken dip.
  2. In the state of being melted.
    • 1991 April 14, Barbara Gilford, “DANCE; Capturing the Beauty In Ballet of Goddesses”, in The New York Times:
      "Melt," Ms. Martinet directed Ms. Velko, as the young dancer assumed a deep arabesque. "This is really the meltiest of them all."
    • 2020, Jenna Barnard, Butternut Bakery:
      Let the cookies cool for about 20 minutes before eating. They’re best when they’re slightly warm and the chocolate chips are still melty. Enjoy!