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stomachy

stomachy adjective: obstinate; sullen; haughty.

Adjective

stomachy (comparative more stomachy, superlative most stomachy)

  1. (obsolete) obstinate; sullen; haughty
    • A little, bold, solemn, stomachy man, a great professor of piety.1889, Robert Louis Stevenson, The Master of Ballantrae, Chapter 2

Forms of stomachy

comparativemore stomachy
superlativemost stomachy

Origin of stomachy

From stomach + -y.

Questions about stomachy

What does stomachy mean?
Stomachy means obstinate; sullen; haughty.
What part of speech is stomachy?
Stomachy is an adjective.

Words near stomachy in the dictionary

  1. stomachlessness
  2. stomachlike
  3. stomachous
  4. stomachs
  5. stomachsful
  6. stomachy
  7. stomack
  8. stomacked
  9. stomacking
  10. stomacks
  11. stomal

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