shippy
US/ˈʃɪpi/
shippy adjective: related to or characteristic of a ship (vessel).
Adjective
shippy (comparative shippier, superlative shippiest)
- Related to or characteristic of a ship (vessel).
- Well, we have been here since Mid-June, beside a reefy and shippy shore, with sails by day and lamps by night, all over the water, and a sunrise and sunset gun from an obsolete fort across the harbor.1899, William Dean Howells, quoted in Michael Anesko, Letters, Fictions, Lives: Henry James and William Dean Howells (1997), page 349
- About the interior decorations, however, there was nothing shippy.1982, Eileen Simpson, Poets in Their Youth: A Memoir, page 11
- Related to, characteristic of, or supporting a romantic relationship (ship) between characters.
- Anyway, the shippy moment comes when Scully (who's noticeably pregnant) and Mulder are talking on the park bench.1997 November 27, Hieu G. Nguyen, “Shippiest moments on XF”, in alt.tv.x-files (Usenet)
- One thing that can be inferred is that "Ghosts", a very shippy episode, apparently didn't scare (pun intended) any viewers away.1999 January 7, storml...@hotmail.com, “Re: X-Files Ratings For Terms of Endearment”, in alt.tv.x-files (Usenet)
Proper noun capitalized: Shippy
Shippy (plural Shippys)
- A surname.
Examples of shippy in a sentence
- […] there were always vehicles parked there, and anyone driving by will think we're just tourists gawping at all the shippy stuff.2008, H. A. Covington, The Brigade, page 127:
- i agree. even if it's just a couple of moments of bliss, my shippy heart will be content.2001 April 12, clarkal, “Re: The pregnancy conversation”, in alt.tv.x-files (Usenet):
Antonyms of shippy
Forms of shippy
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | shippier |
| superlative | shippiest |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Shippys |
Origin of shippy
From ship + -y.
Words formed from shippy
Words that rhyme with shippy
Questions about shippy
- What does shippy mean?
- Shippy means related to or characteristic of a ship (vessel).
- How do you use shippy in a sentence?
- […] there were always vehicles parked there, and anyone driving by will think we're just tourists gawping at all the shippy stuff.
- What part of speech is shippy?
- Shippy can be an adjective or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce shippy?
- Shippy is pronounced /ˈʃɪpi/ (US).
Words near shippy in the dictionary
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