crowdy

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noun

A thick gruel of oatmeal and milk or water.

OriginEnglish crowd ← Middle English crouden ← Old English crūdan →
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Meanings

crowdy1

nouncrowdy (countable and uncountable, plural crowdies)

plural crowdies

  1. ScotlandcountableuncountableA thick gruel of oatmeal and milk or water.

crowdy2

adjectivecrowdy (comparative crowdier, superlative crowdiest)

comparative crowdier · superlative crowdiest

  1. nonstandardcrowded

    The most crowdy place is the market. Obviously, the meeting will take place here.

    2018, Roman Konoplev, Defeat

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*grewt-
  2. Proto-Germanic*krūdaną
  3. Proto-West Germanic*krūdan
  4. Old Englishcrūdan
  5. Middle Englishcrouden
  6. Englishcrowd
  7. Englishcrowdy

From crowd + -y.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with crowdy

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APA

crowdy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crowdy

MLA

“crowdy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crowdy. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “crowdy,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crowdy.

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