figgy
Rich with figs
Figgy means containing or resembling figs.
The word appears most famously in "figgy pudding," a traditional British Christmas dessert made with figs: We wish you a merry Christmas and a figgy pudding.
Outside this seasonal context, figgy sees little use.
Creamy thickened sweet dish
- wassailSpiced holiday beverage
- yuletideWinter holiday period
- carolsFestive religious songs
- hollySpiny-leaved winter shrub
mistletoe · Dickens · plum · steamed · brandy · suet · Advent · feast
pudding
Creamy thickened sweet dish
holly · mistletoe · Dickens · plum · steamed · brandy · suet · Advent · feast · Victorian
sweet
Tasting of sugar
- honeyedSweetened or flattering
- caramelizedBrowned through sugar heating
- jammyLuckily successful, undeserved
rich · luscious · earthy · nutty · molasses · dense · moist · sticky · spiced · aromatic
dried
Stripped of moisture
Mediterranean · mission · Adriatic · pollination · wasps · preserve · jam · compote · paste · seed
figgyplain
Basic and unremarkable
unadorned · fruitless · unsweetened · simple · bare
figgybland
Lacking distinctive qualities
plain · austere · unflavored · unseasoned · tasteless
- fig leafConcealment of embarrassment
- fig leavesMakeshift modesty garments
- fig treeFicus bearing edible fruit
- dried figCured Mediterranean fruit
- Fig NewtonsFruit-filled cake cookies
- fig barsPastry with fruit filling