horsey
/ˈhɔː(ɹ)si/
horsey is the alternative spelling of horsy.
Meaning of horsy
Adjective
horsy (comparative horsier, superlative horsiest)
- Of, relating to, or similar to horses.
- All the horses had been seized and sent to the front, but the whole place still smelt of horse-piss and rotten oats. I was at the barracks about a week. Chiefly I remember the horsy smells, the quavering bugle-calls […]1938 April, George Orwell [pseudonym; Eric Arthur Blair], chapter I, in Homage to Catalonia, London: Secker & Warburg, →OCLC
- Antonyms:
- unhorsy
- Involved in breeding or riding horses.
- Antonyms:
- unhorsy
- Clumsy, clunky, bulky, inelegant, or unrefined.
- Near-synonym: crude
Proper noun capitalized: Horsey
Horsey (plural Horseys)
Forms of horsey
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | horsier |
| superlative | horsiest |
| Noun | |
| plural | horseys |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Horseys |
Origin of horsey
From horse + -ey (adjectival suffix).
From horse + -ey (diminutive suffix).
From Old English hors (“horse”) + īeġ (“island”).
Words formed from horsey
Questions about horsey
- What does horsey mean?
- Horsey means a village in Norfolk, England, in the Broads.
- What is horsey the alternative spelling of?
- Horsey is the alternative spelling of horsy.
- What part of speech is horsey?
- Horsey is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce horsey?
- Horsey is pronounced /ˈhɔː(ɹ)si/.
Words near horsey in the dictionary
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