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offally

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English

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Etymology

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From offal +‎ -ly.

Adjective

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offally (comparative more offally or offallier, superlative most offally or offalliest)

  1. Containing or consisting of offal.
    • 1994, Egon Ronay, Egon Ronay's Cellnet Guide, Hotels & Restaurants, page 775:
      Less offally dishes include crispy breast of duck with lime and orange and boned baby chicken cooked with caramelised chicory.
    • 2000, World Food: Italy, page 176:
      There are quite a few offally bits in dishes such as cazzmar, lamb innards made into a sausage and baked , and there's a long slow cooking method
    • 2017, Holly Hughes, Best Food Writing 2017:
      Then it's filled filled egg roll–style with Mexican rice, beans (black, pinto, sometimes refried), salsa, and some chopped or shredded meat (carnitas, grilled or stewed chicken, carne asada, or offally things like tongue, chitterlings, or brains).
  2. Characteristic of or pertaining to offal.
    • 2011, Andrew Webb, Food Britannia, page 364:
      You can make it with proper cuts of pork—indeed, some recipes call for a bit of pork fat to be added —but using the liver, heart and kidneys gives it that traditional, offally, visceral appearance as well as a distinct taste and texture.
    • 2012, Lonely Planet Food, The World's Best Street Food: Where to Find it & How to Make it:
      For the more offally inspired, try the tripa (tripe) and sesos (brain).
    • 2012, Nigella Lawson, Nigellissima: Instant Italian Inspiration:
      Actually, I'd really love these made with nothing but the rich, almost offally, brown meat but I know this is strong medicine for most people.