cream-cheesy
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more cream-cheesy
form: most cream-cheesy
form: cream-cheesey
form: cream cheesy
Etymology: From cream cheese + -y.
Senses: examples: text: In a day or so the gums became easily separable from the teeth, and deep down, between the gums and the teeth, definite masses of a cream-cheesy consistency and colour could be seen and removed.
ref: 1904 February 19, Myer Coplans, “On the Etiology of Scurvy”, in The Lancet, volume CLXVI, number 4216, London, published 18 June 1904, page 1716, column 1:
text: It has a cream-cheesy filling, and the well-buttered pastry is crisp—not your typical quiche.
ref: 1985, Darwin Porter, “Eating and Drinking”, in Frommer’s 1985-86 Guide to London, New York, N.Y.: Frommer/Pasmantier Publishers, →ISBN, page 106:
text: In my placid moments I dream of homogenized wholeness: Spirit, mind, and body all developed and integrated. There is work and play, time for exercise, reading, service, work on justice concerns, all comfortably blended into each day. Ahh, for a cream-cheesy kind of wholeness!
ref: 1993, Carolyn J. Bohler, “Women’s Search for Wholeness”, in Stories Along the Journey: Spiritual and Theological Reflections for Pastoral Counselors, Fairfax, Va.: American Association of Pastoral Counselors, →OCLC, page 75:
text: For killing volume, you can’t beat the La Famiglia special ($15.95), consisting of chicken chunks, veal scallops, mushrooms, onions, and three colors of cheese tortellini served in a cream-cheesy pesto sauce.
ref: 1994 September 9, Robert Nadeau, “La Famiglia: Huge portions, moderate prices”, in The Boston Phoenix, volume XXIII, number 36, Boston, Mass., section two, page 10, column 1:
text: The incredibly rich and good peanut butter torte has a nutty graham-cracker crust and a cream-cheesy peanut butter filling, topped with a smooth chocolate ganache.
ref: 1996, Lisë Stern, The Boston Food Lover, Reading, Mass.: Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, Inc., published 1997, →ISBN, page 257:
text: Larry Gillette, the inn’s cook, and his son served us steaming spice muffins, scrambled eggs, turkey “ham,” a thick slice of French toast with a cream-cheesy filling and fresh-cut fruit.
ref: 1998, Vani Rangachar, “On the Rocks”, in Weekend Escapes: A Guide to Weekend Getaways from the Pages of The Times’ Sunday Travel Section, Los Angeles, Calif.: Los Angeles Times, page 14:
text: The necrotic tissue assumes a cream-cheesy appearance, slightly greasy to the touch.
ref: 2000, Peter S. Macfarlane, Robin Reid, Robin Callander, “Cell and Tissue Damage”, in Pathology Illustrated, 5th edition, Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone, →ISBN, page 8:
text: Then one day it was gone, replaced by a jar filled with a cream-cheesy-like substance labeled “Limburger cheese food.”
ref: 2002, Erna Melanie DuPuis, “Afterword”, in Nature’s Perfect Food: How Milk Became America’s Drink, New York, N.Y.: New York University Press, →ISBN, page 243:
text: Kid favorites include labne (a rich, cream-cheesy spread), hummus, and thick homemade lentil soup.
ref: 2004, “Best Restaurant for Kids”, in Phoenix New Times, Phoenix, Ariz., archived from the original on 09 Nov 2017:
text: She wants you to notice her, nudging the bumps of her horns into the crook of your arm, smelling salty and sweet, a cream-cheesy scent, like a baby’s sweat.
ref: 2004, Frances Wilson, “Aunt’s Advice”, in Rearranging the Sky, Ware, Herts: Rockingham Press, →ISBN, page 54:
text: “This flesh, almost a cream-cheesy richness, a beckoning softness incarnate.”
ref: 2007, Jill Kargman, Momzillas, New York, N.Y.: Broadway Books, →ISBN, page 77:
text: Her short, spiky hair now had a green tinge and her complexion, once a soft peaches and cream hue, was now a cream-cheesy colour.
ref: 2010, Deirdre O’Brien, The Adventures of Monkey and Me, Drogheda: Choice Publishing Ltd., →ISBN, page 24:
text: Of course, you’ll probably want to serve each toasty thin with a cream-cheesy spread, so I’ve created a naturally light topping by combining Neufchatel and Greek yogurt.
ref: 2014, Jackie Newgent, “Open-Face Bagel Thins with Scallion Schmear”, in The With or Without Meat Cookbook: The Flexible Approach to Flavorful Diabetes Cooking, Alexandria, Va.: American Diabetes Association, →ISBN, page 30:
text: Trader Vic’s specialties like crab rangoon (crispy, crabby, cream-cheesy wontons) and vintage cocktails like the Space Needle and the frothy, spiced-laced Voodoo Grog will make short-lived appearances at Shameful, along with limited-edition ceramic mugs based on the original Trader Vic’s Voodoo design.
ref: 2016 November 9, Sarah Parniak, “Shameful Tiki Room throws huge first birthday bash”, in Now, Toronto, Ont., archived from the original on 01 Jun 2023:
glosses: Resembling or characteristic of cream cheese.
examples: text: “She’s getting ready for your big shopping trip,” he said, grabbing the other half of his bagel. […] “You had other plans?” he asked, giving me a cream-cheesy kiss on the cheek as he made his way upstairs.
ref: 2012, Lisa Burstein, Pretty Amy, Fort Collins, Colo.: Entangled Teen, →ISBN, pages 83–84:
text: Andrew, who’d professed his love through silly, impulsive gestures like writing “I love you” in M&M’s circling a cream-cheesy bagel, or ordering tacky his and hers underwear imprinted with an arrow (his) and a bull’s-eye (mine), placed you know where.
ref: 2013, Andi Brown, Animal Cracker, →ISBN, page 14:
text: The dopamine’s message is that the cream-cheesy bagel tastes yummy and the music has a groovy beat (or sweet lyrical melodies if that’s what you prefer).
ref: 2014, Harriette C. Johnson, “Some Street Drugs—How They Can Get You Hooked”, in Behavioral Neuroscience for the Human Services: Foundations in Emotion, Mental Health, Addiction, and Alternative Therapies, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, pages 186–187:
text: Add the cream cheese chunks at the end and stir gently. It’s lovely for people to find a cream-cheesy bite, so don’t combine all the way!
ref: 2017, Blake Spalding, Jennifer Castle, with Lavinia Spalding, “Piñon-Sage Stuffed Summer Squash”, in This Immeasurable Place: Food and Farming from the Edge of Wilderness, Boulder, Ut.: HBG Press, →ISBN, page 126:
text: In fact, if you ever need to reach me in person, check my house first, then try the Goldbergs at Toco Hills – you’ll probably find me with a warm bagel in one hand and a big, cream-cheesy smile on my face.
ref: 2018 March 29, Melanie Preis, “Nosh on THIS: Where to Find Atlanta’s Best Bagels”, in StyleBlueprint, Nashville, Tenn.: Blueprint.Inc, archived from the original on 22 Sep 2021:
text: Across platforms, Google and Twitter have gone for cream-cheesy bagels, while Microsoft, Samsung, EmojiOne and Emojipedia have preferred just a simpler sliced bakery item (though EmojiOne and Twitter both have some sort of seeded topping suggestion).
ref: 2018 October 16, Randee Dawn, “After social media uproar, Apple fixes bagel emoji — see the realistic new design”, in TODAY, New York, N.Y.: NBCUniversal, archived from the original on 17 Oct 2018:
text: “It’s in two weeks. I’m not ready,” I say, biting into the gloriously cream-cheesy bagel.
ref: 2023, Kate Robards, The Three Deaths of Willa Stannard, New York, N.Y.: Crooked Lane Books, →ISBN:
glosses: With cream cheese.