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fussocky

/ˈfʌsəki/

fussocky adjective: fat and unwieldy.

Adjective

fussocky (comparative more fussocky, superlative most fussocky)

  1. Fat and unwieldy.
    • I am told there is the strangest couple here that ever were seen; the lady, a fat, fussocky dame, fresh from Spital Fields...1801, Mrs. Martin, The Enchantress, Or, Where Shall I Find Her?

Forms of fussocky

comparativemore fussocky
superlativemost fussocky

Origin of fussocky

From fussock (“donkey”) + -y.

Questions about fussocky

What does fussocky mean?
Fussocky means fat and unwieldy.
What part of speech is fussocky?
Fussocky is an adjective.
How do you pronounce fussocky?
Fussocky is pronounced /ˈfʌsəki/.

Words near fussocky in the dictionary

  1. fussings
  2. fussless
  3. fusslessness
  4. fussock
  5. fussocks
  6. fussocky
  7. fusspot
  8. fusspots
  9. fusspotted
  10. fusspottery
  11. fusspotting

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