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bruisy

/ˈbɹuːzi/

bruisy adjective: resembling or characteristic of a bruise, especially in colour.

Adjective

bruisy (comparative more bruisy, superlative most bruisy)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a bruise, especially in colour.

Forms of bruisy

comparativemore bruisy
superlativemost bruisy

Origin of bruisy

From bruise + -y.

Questions about bruisy

What does bruisy mean?
Bruisy means resembling or characteristic of a bruise, especially in colour.
What part of speech is bruisy?
Bruisy is an adjective.
How do you pronounce bruisy?
Bruisy is pronounced /ˈbɹuːzi/.

Words near bruisy in the dictionary

  1. bruiseworts
  2. bruising
  3. bruising up
  4. bruisingly
  5. bruisings
  6. bruisy
  7. bruit
  8. bruited
  9. bruitedst
  10. bruiter
  11. bruiters

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