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urpy

/ˈɜː(ɹ)pi/

urpy adjective: experiencing minor feelings of digestive discomfort, such as nausea or gassiness; mildly queasy.

Adjective

urpy (comparative more urpy, superlative most urpy)

  1. Experiencing minor feelings of digestive discomfort, such as nausea or gassiness; mildly queasy.
    • "'I'm urpy again.'
      "'Touch of the flu?'
      "'I don't know, there are no other symptoms.'
      '"Maybe you should go to the doctor.'
      "'Over a little bit of nausea?' she asked."2008, Donald James Parker, More than Dust in the Wind, Sword of the Spirit Publishing, page 95
    • "'Blood makes me urpy,' she admitted."2013, Jane Yolen, Sister Emily's Lightship and Other Stories, Open Road Media

Forms of urpy

comparativemore urpy
superlativemost urpy

Origin of urpy

From urp + -y.

Questions about urpy

What does urpy mean?
Urpy means experiencing minor feelings of digestive discomfort, such as nausea or gassiness; mildly queasy.
What part of speech is urpy?
Urpy is an adjective.
How do you pronounce urpy?
Urpy is pronounced /ˈɜː(ɹ)pi/.

Words near urpy in the dictionary

  1. urp
  2. urped
  3. Urpeth
  4. urping
  5. urps
  6. urpy
  7. Urquhart
  8. Urquharts
  9. Urquidez
  10. Urquidezes
  11. Urquidi

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