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lispy

/ˈlɪspi/

lispy adjective: tending to lisp when speaking.

Adjective

lispy (comparative more lispy, superlative most lispy)

  1. (informal) Tending to lisp when speaking.
    • In the new film a lispy Hank Azaria plays Kah Mun Rah, an Egyptian prince […].2009 April 5, Michael Cieply, “Comedy Is Hard, but Not for Him”, in New York Times

Forms of lispy

comparativemore lispy
superlativemost lispy

Origin of lispy

From lisp + -y.

Questions about lispy

What does lispy mean?
Lispy means tending to lisp when speaking.
What part of speech is lispy?
Lispy is an adjective.
How do you pronounce lispy?
Lispy is pronounced /ˈlɪspi/.

Words near lispy in the dictionary

  1. lispounds
  2. lispro
  3. lisps
  4. lispund
  5. lispunds
  6. lispy
  7. liss
  8. Lissack
  9. Lissajous
  10. Lissajous curve
  11. Lissajous curves

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