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octopusy

octopusy adjective: resembling an octopus; octopuslike.

Adjective

octopusy (comparative more octopusy, superlative most octopusy)

  1. Resembling an octopus; octopuslike.
    • A Robber? No; his scheme was free
      Of aught octopusy or sharky;
      He planned, as far as I can see,
      An Altruistic Oligarchy; […]1911, John Ames Mitchell, Life, page 948
    • "Sting rays?" Dodson chuckled. "They scram when they see you. And that little shark wouldn't hurt a baby." "It looks octopusy." she said. "They never get big around here." "Morays, then?" Dodson laughed.1965 (edition), Philip Wylie, Autumn Romance
    Synonyms:
    list in octopuslike

Synonyms of octopusy

  • list in octopuslike

Forms of octopusy

comparativemore octopusy
superlativemost octopusy

Origin of octopusy

From octopus + -y.

Questions about octopusy

What does octopusy mean?
Octopusy means resembling an octopus; octopuslike.
What part of speech is octopusy?
Octopusy is an adjective.

Words near octopusy in the dictionary

  1. octopussed
  2. octopusses
  3. octopussies
  4. octopussing
  5. octopussy
  6. octopusy
  7. octopyranose
  8. octopyranoses
  9. octoradial
  10. octoradiant
  11. octoradiate

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