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fouthy

fouthy adjective: ample; plentiful; free in giving; generous; hospitable.

Adjective

fouthy (comparative fouthier or more fouthy, superlative fouthiest or most fouthy)

  1. (Northern England, Scotland, UK, dialectal) Ample; plentiful; free in giving; generous; hospitable.
  2. (Northern England, Scotland, UK, dialectal) Having the appearance of fulness; full-looking.

Forms of fouthy

comparativefouthier
comparativemore fouthy
superlativefouthiest
superlativemost fouthy
alternative formsouthy

Origin of fouthy

From fouth (“abundance, fullness, plenty”) + -y.

Words formed from fouthy

  • fouthy-like

Questions about fouthy

What does fouthy mean?
Fouthy means ample; plentiful; free in giving; generous; hospitable.
What part of speech is fouthy?
Fouthy is an adjective.

Words near fouthy in the dictionary

  1. fouter
  2. foutered
  3. foutering
  4. fouters
  5. fouth
  6. fouthy
  7. foutra
  8. foutre
  9. foutred
  10. foutres
  11. foutring

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