runny

C2+ Topic:Materials & Substances

US /ˈrʌni/ UK /ˈrʌni/ See IPA manual

adj

Meanings

1

adj
more liquid than is usual or expected; tending to flow

He served the eggs runny, just the way she liked.

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Synonyms

1 adj · more liquid than is usual... liquid fluid watery running flowing

Opposites

solid thick firm congealed

Word family

Derived forms runniness

Related forms run running runnel

Etymology

From run + -y, from Old English rinnan/iernan ('to run, flow'), from Proto-Germanic *rinnaną, from Proto-Indo-European *(h₃)rey- ('to flow, move').

rinnan Old English *rinnaną Proto-Germanic

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# runny

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** ˈrʌni
**IPA (UK):** ˈrʌni

## Meanings
1. more liquid than is usual or expected; tending to flow

## Examples
- He served the eggs runny, just the way she liked.

## Synonyms
- liquid
- fluid
- watery
- running
- flowing

## Antonyms
- solid
- thick
- firm
- congealed

## Derived Forms
- runniness

## Related Forms
- run
- running
- runnel

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: rinnan
- Root: *rinnaną

## Etymology
From run + -y, from Old English rinnan/iernan ('to run, flow'), from Proto-Germanic *rinnaną, from Proto-Indo-European *(h₃)rey- ('to flow, move').

## AI Etymology
Runny is from run + -y, from Old English rinnan/iernan ('to run, flow'), from Proto-Germanic *rinnaną, from Proto-Indo-European *(h₃)rey- ('to flow, move'). Important recorded forms include rinnan (Old English) and *rinnaną (Proto-Germanic). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers more liquid than is usual or expected; tending to flow. The wider family includes derived forms such as runniness and related words such as run, running, and runnel.

## Topics
- Materials & Substances
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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