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badassy en · ADJ

Etymology

From badass + -y.

Meanings

  1. (US, slang) Characteristic of a badass; impressively tough or audacious.
    • Sincero belongs to that tradition, and urges her readers to identify their dreams and take terrifying risks in order to be the “brightest, happiest, badassiest version of yourself”. 2018 May 16, Lauren Mechling, “Jen Sincero says she can make you a badass – has it worked for her millions of readers?”, in The Guardian:
    • the six million Dollar Man, Darth Vader, Robocop—we have a passion for badasses who restore their mortal bodies with machinery. One of the earliest and most badassy cyborg action heroes was born 500 years ago in Württemberg, Germany. 2011 June 28, Chris Baker, “Prototype: Gotz of the Iron Hand—Fierce Knight, Fearsome Prosthetic”, in Wired:

Forms

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badassiest Degree=Sup lexicographic
badassier Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most badassy Degree=Sup lexicographic
more badassy Degree=Cmp lexicographic