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quenchiest

quenchiest is the superlative form of quenchy.

Meaning of quenchy

Adjective

quenchy (comparative quenchier, superlative quenchiest)

  1. (informal, uncommon) Quenching.
    • After supper the Princess made us drink some Quass: they put a little mint into it. It is certainly a very quenchy draught. The Princess could not help exclaiming how much is this superior to lemonade.1792 December 29, John Parkinson, edited by William Collier, A Tour of Russia, Siberia and the Crimea, 1792–1794, London: Frank Cass & Co. Ltd., published 1971, →ISBN; quoted in A[nthony] G[lenn]...

Questions about quenchiest

What is quenchiest the superlative form of?
Quenchiest is the superlative form of quenchy.

Words near quenchiest in the dictionary

  1. quenchers
  2. quenches
  3. quenchest
  4. quencheth
  5. quenchier
  6. quenchiest
  7. quenching
  8. quenchingly
  9. quenchings
  10. quenchless
  11. quenchlessly

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