Mashed-potatoey
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Resembling or characteristic of mashed potato.
"“The tops of these clouds look fibrous or wispy because they’re made up of crystals,” he [Bill Imperatore] said. “The bottoms are cottony or mashed-potatoey-looking because they’re warmer. Some water vapor begins to fall as ice crystals but it melts on the way down and exits the cloud in the form of rain.”"
- 2 With mashed potato.
"Silent tears brimmed in Lorraine’s eyes as she stood there, wringing her mashed-potatoey hands on a dish towel."
Example
More examples"“The tops of these clouds look fibrous or wispy because they’re made up of crystals,” he [Bill Imperatore] said. “The bottoms are cottony or mashed-potatoey-looking because they’re warmer. Some water vapor begins to fall as ice crystals but it melts on the way down and exits the cloud in the form of rain.”"
Etymology
From mashed potato + -ey.
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