vampy
vampy adjective: resembling or characteristic of a vamp; tending toward indecency. Also the alternative spelling of vampie.
Adjective
vampy (comparative vampier, superlative vampiest)
- Resembling or characteristic of a vamp; tending toward indecency.
- She was a wonderfully campy, vampy siren, and her double fouettes in the coda were breathtaking.1988 November 18, Dorothy Samachson, “Moscow Classical Ballet”, in Chicago Reader
- I chose "Zumanity," a Cirque du Soleil extravaganza whose M.C. was a vampy Mistress of Seduction who raunched through the show's visual feast of contortionists, near-naked dancers, two Asian girls swimming inside a glass pool and some pretty spectacular gymnastics acts.2006 March 19, Colin Harrison, “High: Vegas on $1,000 a Day”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 07 Dec 2025
Also used as
vampy is also the alternative spelling of vampie.
Forms of vampy
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | vampier |
| superlative | vampiest |
| Noun | |
| plural | vampies |
Origin of vampy
From vamp + -y (adjectival suffix).
Clipping of vampire + -y (diminutive suffix).
Words formed from vampy
Questions about vampy
- What does vampy mean?
- Vampy means resembling or characteristic of a vamp; tending toward indecency.
- What part of speech is vampy?
- Vampy is an adjective.
Words near vampy in the dictionary
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