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massy

US/ˈmæsi/

massy adjective: heavy; massive. Also the pronunciation spelling of mercy.

Adjective

massy (comparative massier, superlative massiest)

  1. Heavy; massive.
    • Their plumed helmes are wrought with beaten golde, / Their ſwords enameld, and about their neckes / Hangs maſſie chaines of golde downe to the waſte, / In euery part exceding braue and rich.c. 1587–1588 (date written), [Christopher Marlowe], Tamburlaine the Great. […] The First Part […], 2nd edition, part 1, London: […] [R. Robinson for] Richard Iones, […], published 1592, →OCLC...
    • Eevning approachd / (For we have alſo our Eevning and our Morn, / We ours for change delectable, not need) / Forthwith from dance to ſweet repaſt they turn / Deſirous, all in Circles as they ſtood, / Tables are ſet, and on a ſudden pil'd / With Angels Food, and rubied Nectar flows: / In Pearl, in...1667, John Milton, “Book V”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […]; [a]nd by Robert Boulter […]; [a]nd Matthias Walker, […], →OCLC; republished...

Also used as

massy is also the pronunciation spelling of mercy.

massy is also the pronunciation spelling of master.

Forms of massy

comparativemassier
superlativemassiest

Origin of massy

From Middle English massy; equivalent to mass + -y.

Words formed from massy

Words that rhyme with massy

6 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Questions about massy

What does massy mean?
Massy means heavy; massive.
What part of speech is massy?
Massy is an adjective.
How do you pronounce massy?
Massy is pronounced /ˈmæsi/ (US).

Words near massy in the dictionary

  1. massoy bark
  2. masstige
  3. massula
  4. massulae
  5. Massumian
  6. massy
  7. Massylii
  8. massymore
  9. massymores
  10. massé
  11. massés

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