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tressy

English

Etymology

tress +? -y

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?t??si/

Adjective

tressy (comparative more tressy, superlative most tressy)

  1. Abounding in tresses.
    • 1836, Joanna Baillie, The Martyr
      With tressy wreathings borne upon the air

References

tressy in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

Anagrams

  • Streys, Styers, syrtes

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stressy

English

Etymology

stress +? -y

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -?si

Adjective

stressy (comparative stressier, superlative stressiest)

  1. (colloquial) stressful
    • 2007, Damien Wilkins, For Everyone Concerned: And Other Stories (page 28)
      That was one reason the Amsterdam show was so stressy. We'd been put on notice by the Board. Their nostrils strained for even a whiff of gay porn.
  2. (colloquial) stressed; irritable
    • 2009, Cathy Cassidy (quoting a letter), Letters To Cathy
      My dad's job is under threat and he is so stressy these days it's a nightmare being anywhere near him. He yells a lot and he's so unfair!

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