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grossy

grossy adjective: somewhat gross, boorish, brutish.

Adjective

grossy (comparative more grossy, superlative most grossy)

  1. (obsolete) Somewhat gross, boorish, brutish.
  2. (obsolete) Vigorous; (of the colour green) vivid; (of men) stout.
    • Thy gown was of the grossie green,
      thy sleeues of Satten hanging by:
      Which made thee be our haruest Queen,
      and yet thou wouldst not loue me.1878 [1584], Clement Robinson, “A new Courtly Sonet, of the Lady Greensleeues” (stanza 9), in Edward Arber, editor, A Handful of Pleasant Delights

Forms of grossy

comparativemore grossy
superlativemost grossy
alternative formgrossie

Origin of grossy

From gross + -y.

Questions about grossy

What does grossy mean?
Grossy means somewhat gross, boorish, brutish.
What part of speech is grossy?
Grossy is an adjective.

Words near grossy in the dictionary

  1. grossular
  2. grossulariaceous
  3. grossularite
  4. grossularites
  5. grossulars
  6. grossy
  7. Grosvenor
  8. Grosvenor pie
  9. Grosvenor pies
  10. grosz
  11. grosze

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