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phrasy

phrasy adjective: wordy; verbose.

Adjective

phrasy (comparative more phrasy, superlative most phrasy)

  1. wordy; verbose

Forms of phrasy

comparativemore phrasy
superlativemost phrasy
alternative formphrasey

Origin of phrasy

From phrase + -y.

Words formed from phrasy

Questions about phrasy

What does phrasy mean?
Phrasy means wordy; verbose.
What part of speech is phrasy?
Phrasy is an adjective.

Words near phrasy in the dictionary

  1. phrasiness
  2. phrasing
  3. phrasings
  4. phrastic
  5. phrastics
  6. phrasy
  7. phratral
  8. phratria
  9. phratriac
  10. phratrial
  11. phratrias

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