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hiccupy

hiccupy adjective: characterised by hiccups.

Adjective

hiccupy (comparative more hiccupy, superlative most hiccupy)

  1. Characterised by hiccups.
    • She burst into hiccupy sobs.
    • Dexter's vocals are competent enough: his timbre is thin and eternally teenaged, but he can go apeshit on the hiccupy histrionics like no one's business.1999 August 26, Buddy Seigal, “Even Old Englishmen Still Get Wood”, in OC Weekly, retrieved 16 Jun 2009

Forms of hiccupy

comparativemore hiccupy
superlativemost hiccupy
alternative formhiccoughy

Origin of hiccupy

From hiccup + -y.

Questions about hiccupy

What does hiccupy mean?
Hiccupy means characterised by hiccups.
What part of speech is hiccupy?
Hiccupy is an adjective.

Words near hiccupy in the dictionary

  1. hiccupper
  2. hiccuppers
  3. hiccupping
  4. hiccuppings
  5. hiccups
  6. hiccupy
  7. hice
  8. Hices
  9. Hichens
  10. Hiciano
  11. Hicianos

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