Having the texture or appearance of curds; lumpy and separated like sour milk.
From 'curd' (milk solids that separate from whey) plus suffix '-ly' meaning 'resembling.' The word 'curd' comes from Middle English, likely from Old Norse 'kurndr,' describing the natural separation of milk proteins.
Curdly describes what happens to milk when it sours—the proteins separate and clump up. This is actually the first step in making cheese, which is why cheesemakers deliberately add acid or bacteria to get that curdly texture!
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