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weazeny

/ˈwiːzəni/

weazeny adjective: somewhat weazen; shrivelled.

Adjective

weazeny (comparative more weazeny, superlative most weazeny)

  1. (archaic, colloquial) Somewhat weazen; shrivelled.
    • weazeny baked pears1853–1864, James Russell Lowell, “(please specify the page)”, in Fireside Travels, Boston, Mass.: Ticknor and Fields, published 1864, →OCLC
    • The head was supported by a neck, long, pinched, and weazeny, and was surmounted by a somewhat worn and ragged puggree, from the sides of which a few straggling grey hairs escaped1867, J. T. Newell, Hog Hunting in the East: And Other Sports

Forms of weazeny

comparativemore weazeny
superlativemost weazeny

Origin of weazeny

From weazen + -y.

Questions about weazeny

What does weazeny mean?
Weazeny means somewhat weazen; shrivelled.
What part of speech is weazeny?
Weazeny is an adjective.
How do you pronounce weazeny?
Weazeny is pronounced /ˈwiːzəni/.

Words near weazeny in the dictionary

  1. weazel
  2. weazels
  3. weazen
  4. weazened
  5. weazens
  6. weazeny
  7. weazle
  8. weazles
  9. weazon
  10. weazons
  11. web

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