runny

runny
a) fluid; capable of flowing

runny honey

b) liable to run or drip

a runny nose


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  • runny — 1817, from RUN (Cf. run) (v.) + Y (Cf. y) (2) …   Etymology dictionary

  • runny — ► ADJECTIVE (runnier, runniest) 1) more liquid in consistency than is usual or expected. 2) (of a person s nose) producing or discharging mucus …   English terms dictionary

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  • runny — adjective informal 1 something, especially a food, that is runny is not solid or thick enough: go runny (=become runny): The butter had gone runny in the heat. 2 a runny nose, runny eyes etc have liquid coming out of them, usually because you… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • runny — UK [ˈrʌnɪ] / US adjective Word forms runny : adjective runny comparative runnier superlative runniest 1) a runny nose has liquid coming out of it I ve got a sore throat and a runny nose. 2) like a liquid Do you like your eggs cooked hard or… …   English dictionary

  • runny — run|ny [ˈrʌni] adj informal 1.) a runny nose, runny eyes etc have liquid coming out of them, usually because you have a cold 2.) food that is runny is not as solid or thick as normal or as desired ▪ The butter had gone runny in the heat …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • runny — run|ny [ rʌni ] adjective 1. ) a runny nose has liquid coming out of it: I ve got a sore throat and a runny nose. 2. ) like a liquid: Do you like your eggs cooked hard or runny? …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • runny — adjective Date: 1817 having a tendency to run: as a. extremely or excessively soft and liquid < a runny dough > b. secreting a thin flow of mucus < a runny nose > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • runny — /ˈrʌni / (say runee) adjective 1. (of matter) fluid or tending to flow. 2. tending to flow with excess liquid: runny icing. 3. tending to discharge liquid: a runny eye. {run + n + y1} …  

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