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peasy

peasy adjective: resembling or characteristic of peas.

Adjective

peasy (comparative more peasy, superlative most peasy)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of peas.
    • This [ore mixture] was bucked or cobbed down to a 'peasy' size (i.e. the size of a pea) or less, using a flat-bottomed bucking hammer, and then riddled into coarse peasy and finer (sand-sized) 'smitham' grades.1991, Joan Day, R. F. Tylecote, The industrial revolution in metals, page 89
    • Becker et al (1988) investigated the origin of a 'peasy' off-flavor note present in Central African coffees, defective green beans impairing considerably the flavor of the final roasted product.2002, Ivon Flament, Yvonne Bessière-Thomas, Coffee Flavor Chemistry, page 72

Forms of peasy

comparativemore peasy
superlativemost peasy

Origin of peasy

From peas + -y.

Phrases with peasy

Questions about peasy

What does peasy mean?
Peasy means resembling or characteristic of peas.
What part of speech is peasy?
Peasy is an adjective.

Words near peasy in the dictionary

  1. peasoups
  2. peastone
  3. peastones
  4. peasweep
  5. peasweeps
  6. peasy
  7. peat
  8. peat bog
  9. peat bogs
  10. peat moss
  11. peat mosses

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