outhousey
outhousey adjective: resembling or characteristic of an outhouse.
Adjective
outhousey (comparative more outhousey, superlative most outhousey)
- Resembling or characteristic of an outhouse.
- Then there was the smell in the room. She was the first to admit that during writing fits her unrinsed dishes stacked up until they reeked, but this wasn’t the same kind of smell at all. This was stale, sweaty and a bit on the outhousey side.1996, Lynn Kurland, chapter 3, in A Dance Through Time, New York, N.Y.: Jove Books, →ISBN, page 33
- A rotten eggs, decaying matter and piquant, outhousey, je ne sais quois fragrance radiated off her in noxious waves.2006, Terry Griggs, Invisible Ink, Vancouver, B.C.: Raincoast Books, →ISBN, page 89
Forms of outhousey
| comparative | more outhousey |
|---|---|
| superlative | most outhousey |
Origin of outhousey
From outhouse + -y.
Questions about outhousey
- What does outhousey mean?
- Outhousey means resembling or characteristic of an outhouse.
- What part of speech is outhousey?
- Outhousey is an adjective.
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