Christmassy
/ˈkɹɪsməsi/
Christmassy adjective: resembling or having feelings of Christmas; festive.
Adjective
Christmassy (comparative Christmassier, superlative Christmassiest)
- Resembling or having feelings of Christmas; festive.
- It is important to guard against any hint of a generalisation here that 'less Christmassy music' always accompanies a 'less Christmassy sentiment', and indeed Greg Lake's 'I Believe In Father Christmas' (1974) is proof that the converse is not […]2008, Sheila Whiteley, Christmas, Ideology and Popular Culture, Edinburgh University Press, →ISBN, page 122
- Mark: That looks like a lovely turkey. I'm sorry I flew off the handle a bit.
Jeremy: That wasn't very Christmassy.
Mark: No, it wasn't. I apologise.2010 December 24, Jesse Armstrong, Sam Bain, “Seasonal Beatings”, in Peep Show, season 7, episode 5, via Channel 4
- Antonyms:
- un-Christmassy
Antonyms of Christmassy
Forms of Christmassy
| comparative | Christmassier |
|---|---|
| superlative | Christmassiest |
| alternative form | Christmasy |
Origin of Christmassy
From Christmas + -y.
Words formed from Christmassy
Questions about Christmassy
- What does Christmassy mean?
- Christmassy means resembling or having feelings of Christmas; festive.
- What part of speech is Christmassy?
- Christmassy is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce Christmassy?
- Christmassy is pronounced /ˈkɹɪsməsi/.
Words near Christmassy in the dictionary
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