coachy
coachy adjective: of a horse: more suited to drawing a coach than to racing. Also the alternative form of coachee.
Adjective
coachy (comparative coachier, superlative coachiest)
- Of a horse: more suited to drawing a coach than to racing.
- As a yearling, when Mr. Rowlands bid 900 guineas for Viscount, we thought him rather coachy; but he has framed with age into a nice, useful colt, and looks stones lighter than he did at the Derby.1868, The New Sporting Magazine, volume 56, page 236
- Of or related to coaches (trainers or instructors).
- He looked all soccer coachy in a bright yellow Windbreaker and blue baseball cap. […]2009, Jody Elizabeth Gehrman, Triple Shot Bettys in Love, Penguin, →ISBN, page 133
- (Not real coachy stuff to yell), but all I knew to yell. All of a sudden the other team got the puck away from my players and my friend's son, who was on his team, hit the puck with all his might Only In Debbie's World.2015 May 25, Deborah Hagen, Only In Debbie's World, Lulu.com, →ISBN
Noun
coachy (plural coachies)
- A coach (trainer or instructor).
Also used as
coachy is also the alternative form of coachee.
Forms of coachy
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | coachier |
| superlative | coachiest |
| Noun | |
| plural | coachies |
Origin of coachy
From coach + -y.
Questions about coachy
- What does coachy mean?
- Coachy means of a horse: more suited to drawing a coach than to racing.
- What part of speech is coachy?
- Coachy can be an adjective or a noun.
Words near coachy in the dictionary
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