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gaspy

gaspy adjective: resembling or characterised by gasps.

Adjective

gaspy (comparative gaspier, superlative gaspiest)

  1. Resembling or characterised by gasps.
    • Then his eyes began to spread and his breath to come out kinder gaspy like, and he says: "Ger-reat Scott, it's the LONGITUDE!"1894, Mark Twain, Tom Sawyer Abroad
    • When I tried it on, I discovered why my friends were so gaspy: it fit perfectly.2007 September 6, Mike Albo, “The Department of Just Right”, in New York Times

Forms of gaspy

comparativegaspier
superlativegaspiest

Origin of gaspy

From gasp + -y.

Words formed from gaspy

Words that rhyme with gaspy

Questions about gaspy

What does gaspy mean?
Gaspy means resembling or characterised by gasps.
What part of speech is gaspy?
Gaspy is an adjective.

Words near gaspy in the dictionary

  1. gaspipe
  2. gaspipes
  3. gasproof
  4. gasps
  5. gaspt
  6. gaspy
  7. Gaspé
  8. gaspéite
  9. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine
  10. Gasque
  11. Gasques

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