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quenchy

quenchy adjective: quenching.

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]...
    • Let the children drink their fill . . . They’ll love it and it’s doubly good for them, America’s “quenchiest” beverage.1929 July 12, “A Week-end Treat from the Blue Ridge Mountains”, in Elmira Star-Gazette, volume 23, number 10, Elmira, N.Y., →OCLC, page 8

Examples of quenchy in a sentence

  • Not quite so quenchy but more cogent is the Ramos, or New Orleans Fizz1941, Esquire: The Magazine for Men, volume XVI, New York, N.Y., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 67, column 3:
  • New quick and quenchy TWIST—instant soft drink kids can’t resist […] Twist is the newest, the quenchiest!1960 May 22, “Twist”, in Parade (The Sunday Press; volume 11, number 40), Binghamton Press Sunday edition, Binghamton, N.Y., →OCLC, page 37:
  • The combination of vinegar, oil and the juices from the veggies is sparklingly quenchy.1999 August 4, Bob Pastorio, “FoodFlight: Carla to show off her ‘tomato stuff’”, in The Daily News Leader, 109th year, number 185...
  • Normally I would just buy a few bags of chips or crisps as they say in the UK and a quenchy cup drink.2011, Sean Anthony McFadyen, “The Beatings”, in One Journey, Different Pathways: A Scotsman’s Life Story, [Maitland, Fla.]: Xulon Press...

Forms of quenchy

comparativequenchier
superlativequenchiest

Origin of quenchy

From quench + -y.

Questions about quenchy

What does quenchy mean?
Quenchy means quenching.
How do you use quenchy in a sentence?
Not quite so quenchy but more cogent is the Ramos, or New Orleans Fizz
What part of speech is quenchy?
Quenchy is an adjective.

Words near quenchy in the dictionary

  1. quenchings
  2. quenchless
  3. quenchlessly
  4. quenchlessness
  5. quencht
  6. quenchy
  7. quenda
  8. quendas
  9. quene
  10. quenelle
  11. quenelled

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