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scotchy

scotchy adjective: resembling or characteristic of Scotch whisky.

Adjective

scotchy (comparative more scotchy, superlative most scotchy)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of Scotch whisky.
    • Because he was expected to drive to The Nutcracker, Gary couldn’t do as much drinking as he might have wished before dinner. […] [H]e laid his scotchy head on the cold pillow and turned out the light in his old St. Judean bedroom […]2001, Jonathan Franzen, The Corrections
    • Inspired by a Sazerac, here's a superboozy, herbal-Scotchy drink that'll relax your shoulders, loosen your tongue, and clear your mind . . . basically, everything you need a stiff drink to do.2018, Carey Jones, John McCarthy, Be Your Own Bartender

Forms of scotchy

comparativemore scotchy
superlativemost scotchy

Origin of scotchy

From Scotch + -y.

Questions about scotchy

What does scotchy mean?
Scotchy means resembling or characteristic of Scotch whisky.
What part of speech is scotchy?
Scotchy is an adjective.

Words near scotchy in the dictionary

  1. scotcht collops
  2. scotchtape
  3. Scotchtown
  4. Scotchwoman
  5. Scotchwomen
  6. scotchy
  7. ScotE
  8. scoter
  9. scoters
  10. scotfree
  11. Scothern

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