fozy
fozy adjective: spongy; soft; fat and puffy.
Adjective
fozy (comparative more fozy, superlative most fozy)
- spongy; soft; fat and puffy
- He maun be a saft sap, wi' a head nae better than a fozy frosted turnip—it wad hae ta'en a hantle o' them to scaur Andrew Fairservice out o' his tale.1817 December 31 (indicated as 1818), [Walter Scott], chapter I, in Rob Roy. […], volume II, Edinburgh: […] James Ballantyne and Co. for Archibald Constable and Co. […]; London: Longman, Hurst, Rees...
- In years when grain was raw and light,
So fozy it would scarcely dight,
I look'd around me, left and right,
As sharp's a razor,
Till I got some unskilful wight
To buy by measure.1847, Scoundrel Will's advice to his sons
Forms of fozy
| comparative | more fozy |
|---|---|
| superlative | most fozy |
Words formed from fozy
Questions about fozy
- What does fozy mean?
- Fozy means spongy; soft; fat and puffy.
- What part of speech is fozy?
- Fozy is an adjective.
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