Advertisement
🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

grumoso

Pronunciation / Transliteration: /ɡruˈmo.zo/

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Clotty/ˈklɒt.i/
adjectiveCEFR C1 (Advanced)Top #14500 frequency
Full Thesaurus
🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"Il composto è diventato grumoso."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Tending to form into lumps or clots; coagulated or thick.

    "The sauce became clotty and uneven because it was heated too quickly."
  2. 2

    Containing numerous small lumps or clots throughout a fluid or mixture.

    "She discarded the clotty batter and started over with fresh ingredients."
Advertisement

Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum

Antonyms & Contrasting Words (1)

Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Middle English noun 'clot', originating from Old English 'clotta' (lump or ball), combined with the adjective-forming suffix '-y'. Historically used in agriculture and medicine to describe substances forming semi-solid lumps or coagulated masses.

Quick Vocabulary Retention Check

Which of the following is the closest synonym for "Clotty"?

Advertisement
Thesaurus & Synonyms Graph

Explore Nuanced Synonyms for "Clotty"

Discover exact matches, context-specific alternatives, and antonyms with intensity ratings in the VocabDictionary Thesaurus.

View "Clotty" Synonym Map
Advertisement