Meanings
comparative more noodley · superlative most noodley
- alternativeAlternative form of noodly.
Crepes are an omelety, pancakey, noodley, wrapper kind of thing.
2002, Sammy Mullins, Chow Down: Concepts on Good Cooking and Good Eating, St. Louis, Mo.: Ah Yeah, Unlimited!, →ISBN, page 1814 more examples
Then I made Muriel Anastasia sit down and eat, and gave the repentant one a bowl of extra thick and noodley soup and a reassuring pat on the despondent small shoulders, thinking she had been punished sufficiently.
1908, D. R. C., edited by Gertrude Ogden Tubby, Chums or An Experiment in Economics, New York, N.Y.: […] Gertrude Ogden Tubby, […], page 84‘No, no, Rory. It doesn’t work like that. History is like a…’ the Doctor wove his fingers together and wiggled them around before Rory’s face, searching for the right words, ‘like a… a noodley soup of causality, a big bundle of threads. Pull a loose end and it begins to unravel. Events in the future impact on events in the past.’
2011, George Mann, Paradox Lost (Doctor Who; New Series Adventures), [London]: BBC Books, →ISBN, page 159This recipe makes a very noodley soup. If you want more broth and fewer noodles, use just 1–1 1/2 cups of the noodles.
2016, Aviva Goldfarb, The Six O’Clock Scramble Meal Planner: A Year of Quick, Delicious Meals to Help You Prevent and Manage Diabetes, Alexandria, Va.: American Diabetes Association, →ISBN, page 36Whether you’re at a pizza joint, an Italian restaurant, or a diner, this gooey, cheesy, tomato saucy, noodley goodness awaits your mere order.
2017, Michael Suchman, Ethan Ciment, NYC Vegan: Iconic Recipes for a Taste of the Big Apple, Woodstock, Va.: Vegan Heritage Press, LLC, →ISBN, page 86
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