eggy

Definition

Covered with or dipped in egg.

Etymology

From egg + -y.

Example Sentences

• "eggy bread"
• "an eggy smell/taste"
• "Skeletal similarities are only part of the story Dr. Shubin wants to tell. He also looks at genetics, because our genes provide a historical record, just as fossils do. For instance, we have yolk-making genes, though they’re no longer active, because some of our ancestors laid eggs. “We carry the genetic signature of our eggy past,” this accessible scientist says."