adjective
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congealed into jelly, esp by cooling
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containing, set in, or coated with jelly
Other Word Forms
- unjellied adjective
Etymology
Origin of jellied
Example Sentences
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In the 19th century, children gobbled chiles and mutton and turnips and jellied pig’s brain.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026
There are close-ups of hands kneading dough, a snail sliming its way up a window and Cathy prodding a jellied fish with her finger.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 11, 2026
Datasembly measured prices for russet potatoes, roasted turkey gravy, eight buttermilk biscuits, cut green beans, jellied cranberry sauce, pumpkin pie mix, frozen pastry pie shells, whipped topping and sweet corn.
From Washington Times • Nov. 15, 2023
Among other things, the month-long event featured a pearly burka, jellied eels and a debate about who really likes pie and mash.
From BBC • Apr. 27, 2023
At which point he held up a mousetrap dangling the jellied mouse.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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