runny

runny
[[t]rʌ̱ni[/t]]
runnier, runniest
1) ADJ-GRADED Something that is runny is more liquid than usual or than was intended.

Warm the honey until it becomes runny.

...a runny soft cheese.

2) ADJ-GRADED: usu ADJ n If someone has a runny nose or runny eyes, liquid is flowing from their nose or eyes.

Symptoms are streaming eyes, a runny nose, headache and a cough.


English dictionary. 2008.

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  • 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

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