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toolsier

toolsier is the comparative form of toolsy.

Meaning of toolsy

Adjective

toolsy (comparative toolsier, superlative toolsiest)

  1. (informal) Of a player: having numerous skills and abilities.
    • Bryce Petty (Baylor) is more toolsy than Grayson or Carden, but he has had some back injuries, and it shows when he moves around.2015 February 17, “Beginner's Guide to Understanding the 2015 NFL Draft”, in Bleacher Report
    1. (informal) Able to hit for a high batting average and for power, to run the bases well, to throw well, and to field well.
      • Tabbed the No. 30 prospect in the Giants' system by Baseball America, which calls him "raw and toolsy. His best tool is his arm, and if he doesn't succeed in the field, he could ... move to the mound. He threw in the low 90s in workouts at Texas. ... One of the best defensive infielders in the...2006 June 7, “Augusta pitcher is on the right track”, in The Augusta Chronicle

Questions about toolsier

What is toolsier the comparative form of?
Toolsier is the comparative form of toolsy.

Words near toolsier in the dictionary

  1. toolsetting
  2. toolshed
  3. toolsheds
  4. toolshelf
  5. toolshelves
  6. toolsier
  7. toolsiest
  8. toolsmith
  9. toolsmithing
  10. toolsmiths
  11. toolstack

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Adapted from Wiktionary: toolsier (page history and authors); toolsy (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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