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stressy

stressy adjective: stressful.

Adjective

stressy (comparative stressier, superlative stressiest)

  1. (colloquial) stressful
    • That was one reason the Amsterdam show was so stressy. We'd been put on notice by the Board. Their nostrils strained for even a whiff of gay porn.2007, Damien Wilkins, For Everyone Concerned: And Other Stories, page 28
  2. (colloquial) stressed; irritable
    • My dad's job is under threat and he is so stressy these days it's a nightmare being anywhere near him. He yells a lot and he's so unfair!2009, Cathy Cassidy (quoting a letter), Letters To Cathy

Forms of stressy

comparativestressier
superlativestressiest

Origin of stressy

From stress + -y.

Words that rhyme with stressy

Questions about stressy

What does stressy mean?
Stressy means stressful.
What part of speech is stressy?
Stressy is an adjective.

Words near stressy in the dictionary

  1. stressors
  2. stressosome
  3. stressosomes
  4. stressproof
  5. stresswise
  6. stressy
  7. stretch
  8. stretch a point
  9. stretch band
  10. stretch bands
  11. stretch fabric

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