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goey

goey adjective: of a horse: inclined to go; restive.

Adjective

goey (comparative more goey, superlative most goey)

  1. Of a horse: inclined to go; restive.
    • It is all very well to keep a stylish steed, but many a horse is "a good 'on to look at" which is not "a good 'un to go," and I for one would rather have a goey one than a showy one.C. H. Spurgeon (editor), The Sword and the Trowel (page 544)
    • I slowed her down, but she was goey and irritable. In fact, Rune always felt like a revving engine under me, an engine that wanted to shift into a higher gear.2007, Austin Andrews, Mistress of the Runes

Forms of goey

comparativemore goey
superlativemost goey

Origin of goey

From go + -ey.

Questions about goey

What does goey mean?
Goey means of a horse: inclined to go; restive.
What part of speech is goey?
Goey is an adjective.

Words near goey in the dictionary

  1. Goetzes
  2. Goetzinger
  3. Goetzingers
  4. Goewey
  5. Goeweys
  6. goey
  7. goeyduck
  8. goeyducks
  9. GOF
  10. GOFAI
  11. gofer

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