clashy
/ˈklæʃi/
clashy adjective: wet, rainy; muddy.
Adjective
clashy (comparative clashier, superlative clashiest)
- Wet, rainy; muddy.
- ... [not] the dress he kept for extra "clashy and clarty wark," but just his everyday fawn-coloured jeans and corduroys […]1866, Elizabeth Lynn Linton, Lizzie Larton of Greyrigg: a Novel, page 271
- She looked up and said, "It's rayder clashy." He assented to her remark for the rain was pouring down, and the roads were muddy and slippery[…]1876, William Dickinson, Cumbriana; Or, Fragments of Cumbrian Life, page 81
- That clash(es), that do(es) not match or fit stylistically.
Noun
clashy (plural clashies)
- A khalasi.
Forms of clashy
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | clashier |
| superlative | clashiest |
| Noun | |
| plural | clashies |
Origin of clashy
From clash + -y. Sense 1 is from the dialectal use of clash for a heavy rainfall.
A corruption of a form similar to khalasi, likely Marathi खलाशी (khalāśī).
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Words that rhyme with clashy
Questions about clashy
- What does clashy mean?
- Clashy means wet, rainy; muddy.
- What part of speech is clashy?
- Clashy can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce clashy?
- Clashy is pronounced /ˈklæʃi/.
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