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poshiest

poshiest is the superlative form of poshy.

Meaning of poshy

Adjective (1)

poshy (comparative poshier, superlative poshiest)

  1. (archaic) Of land: sticky, clayey, binding.
    • Plant shrubs and trees, deciduous or evergreen; but avoid a poshy state of the land, if it be binding or clayey.1849, British Farmer's Magazine, number 16, page 461

Adjective (2)

poshy (comparative poshier, superlative poshiest)

  1. (colloquial) Posh.
    • Trau, “The Morning Show”, Tele Reviews, page 27, column 5:
      Casting the top news developments, here and there supported by films, is Charles Collingwood, another down-to-earther despite the poshy aura about his background (Rhodes scholar, etc.) and the meticulous grooming.
      Abel, “Shirl Conway”, New...1954 March 17, Variety, volume 194, number 2, New York, N.Y.: Variety, →ISSN, →OCLC

Questions about poshiest

What is poshiest the superlative form of?
Poshiest is the superlative form of poshy.

Words near poshiest in the dictionary

  1. posher
  2. poshes
  3. poshes up
  4. poshest
  5. poshier
  6. poshiest
  7. poshing
  8. poshing up
  9. poshintang
  10. poshlost
  11. poshly

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