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hostessy

hostessy adjective: characteristic of a hostess; cheerful, helpful, etc.

Adjective

hostessy (comparative more hostessy, superlative most hostessy)

  1. Characteristic of a hostess; cheerful, helpful, etc.
    • Grace is animated, hostessy, a person not at all his daughter. She is wearing ruby-red lipstick and a mannish turtleneck[…]2004, Rebecca Meacham, Let's Do, page 171
    • “Lovely!” Diane threw in another brilliant hostessy smile.2011, Margaret Way, Wealthy Australian, Secret Son

Forms of hostessy

comparativemore hostessy
superlativemost hostessy

Origin of hostessy

From hostess + -y.

Questions about hostessy

What does hostessy mean?
Hostessy means characteristic of a hostess; cheerful, helpful, etc.
What part of speech is hostessy?
Hostessy is an adjective.

Words near hostessy in the dictionary

  1. hostessed
  2. hostesses
  3. hostesses with the mostesses
  4. hostessing
  5. hostessship
  6. hostessy
  7. Hostetler
  8. Hostetlers
  9. Hostetter
  10. Hostetters
  11. Hostettler

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