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cressy

/ˈkɹɛsi/

cressy adjective: abounding in cresses.

Adjective

cressy (comparative more cressy, superlative most cressy)

  1. Abounding in cresses.
    • Between the copse and the brook, the slope was covered with pale lilac lady's-smocks, each standing separately in the grass, a frail stalk of bloom above a spread of cressy leaves.1972, Richard Adams, Watership Down
  2. Resembling or characteristic of cress.
    • a slightly cressy flavor1942, Circular, number 633, page 25

Proper noun capitalized: Cressy

Cressy

  1. Synonym of Crecy (Crecy-en-Ponthieu, Crecy Forest, Crecy Campaign, Battle of Crecy)
    Synonyms:
    Crecy
  2. Former name of Cressey: a census-designated place in Merced County, California, United States.
  3. A surname from Anglo-Norman.
  4. A town in Northern Midlands council area, eastern Tasmania, Australia.
  5. A locality in the Shire of Colac Otway and the Shire of Corangamite, south western Victoria, Australia

Synonyms of cressy

Forms of cressy

comparativemore cressy
superlativemost cressy

Origin of cressy

From cress + -y.

From French Crécy.

Questions about cressy

What does cressy mean?
Cressy means abounding in cresses.
What part of speech is cressy?
Cressy can be an adjective or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce cressy?
Cressy is pronounced /ˈkɹɛsi/.

Words near cressy in the dictionary

  1. Cressman
  2. Cressmans
  3. Cresson
  4. Cresswell
  5. Cresswells
  6. cressy
  7. crest
  8. crest cloud
  9. crest clouds
  10. CREST syndrome
  11. crest tile

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