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hornety

hornety adjective: waspish; irascible.

Adjective

hornety (comparative more hornety, superlative most hornety)

  1. (US, regional) Waspish; irascible.

Forms of hornety

comparativemore hornety
superlativemost hornety

Origin of hornety

From hornet + -y.

Questions about hornety

What does hornety mean?
Hornety means waspish; irascible.
What part of speech is hornety?
Hornety is an adjective.

Words near hornety in the dictionary

  1. hornet's nest
  2. hornetlike
  3. hornets
  4. hornets' nest
  5. hornets' nests
  6. hornety
  7. Horney
  8. Horneys
  9. Horneytown
  10. hornfels
  11. hornfelsed

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