Vegetably
adj, adv ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Resembling or characteristic of vegetables.
"To serve four: Peel, cut into quarters and slice very thin two or three good size yellow turnips, making about two cupfuls. Cover with boiling water and sprinkle with one-half teaspoon salt. Allow to stand eight or 10 minutes. This removes any vegetably taste. Drain."
- 1 In vegetable terms, or by vegetable means. not-comparable
"To achieve the correct riding contact required by the precision of the sport of riding, there is no substitute for pure vegetably tanned leather - which I choose to name "naturally tanned" because no synthetic materials are used in their tanning […]"
Example
More examples"To serve four: Peel, cut into quarters and slice very thin two or three good size yellow turnips, making about two cupfuls. Cover with boiling water and sprinkle with one-half teaspoon salt. Allow to stand eight or 10 minutes. This removes any vegetably taste. Drain."
Etymology
From vegetable + -y.
From vegetable + -ly.
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