Dictionary

blushy en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˈblʌʃi/
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From blush + -y.

Meanings

1. Suffused with blushes or blushlike hues.
   • The artistic impulse that impels one to give a touch of beauty to all material objects extends even to the green-grocer and butcher, and the shop windows of these tradesmen betray both design and beanty. The blushiest side of the apple is always turned towards the passer-by and the hectic glow of the cranberry is further heightened by the contrasting whiteness of celery tops. 1899 December 23, “Art in Edibles”, in The Chicago Daily Tribune, volume LVIII, number 357, Chicago, Ill., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 12, column 3:
   • As it happens, the blushy tone does wonders for tallowy New York winter complexions, and, more important, it sets off to advantage the booth’s prize display: a 1901 portrait miniature of the future Kings George VI and Edward VIII, at ages 6 and 7 respectively. 2007 January 19, Holland Cotter, “Treasure Hunt for Grown-Ups With Money”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 05 Jun 2015:
   • I felt my face do the melt, like Miss’s, only blushier. 2014 February 4, Jenn Crowell, chapter 7, in Etched on Me: A Novel, New York, N.Y.: Washington Square Press, →ISBN, page 93:
   • Well, before you have to ask and get all blushy again, I'll take you home, since you're so pathetically without wheels. 2007 April 8, Bill Cameron, chapter 8, in Lost Dog (Skin Kadash; 1), Woodbury, Minn.: Midnight Ink, →ISBN, page 102:
2. (of a person) Embarrassed, blushing; feeling as though one might blush.
   • I didn't feel blushy or quakey, but quite cool, and only a little excited. 1869, Louisa M[ay] Alcott, “Our Foreign Correspondent”, in Little Women: […], 2nd part, Boston, Mass.: Roberts Brothers, →OCLC, page 121:

Forms

Deriveds

blushily · blushiness

Synonyms

blushed · flushy · flushed