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coxier

coxier is the comparative form of coxy.

Meaning of coxy

Adjective

coxy (comparative coxier, superlative coxiest)

  1. (obsolete) Cocky.
    • He's the coxiest young blackguard in the house—I always told you so.1857, [Thomas Hughes], “The War of Independence”, in Tom Brown’s School Days. […], Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Macmillan & Co., →OCLC, part I, page 202

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What is coxier the comparative form of?
Coxier is the comparative form of coxy.

Words near coxier in the dictionary

  1. Coxhoe
  2. coxib
  3. coxibs
  4. coxie
  5. coxiellosis
  6. coxier
  7. coxies
  8. coxiest
  9. coximetry
  10. coxiness
  11. coxing

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