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boosy en · NOUN · etymology 1

Meanings

  1. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of boose (“animal's stall”).
    alt of boose

Forms

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boosies Number=Plur lexicographic

boosy en · ADJ · etymology 2

Meanings

  1. (alt-of, archaic) Archaic form of boozy.
    alt of boozy
    • When did ever a gentleman o’ fortune show his stern to that much dollars for a boosy old seaman with a blue mug — and him dead too? 1883, Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island:

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boosiest Degree=Sup lexicographic
boosier Degree=Cmp lexicographic