choky en · ADJ
Etymology
From choke + -y.
Meanings
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(alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of chokey.
alt of chokey
“He's won it!” he ses, in a choky voice. “It's Number I. Bob Pretty 'as won the prize.”
1909, W.W. Jacobs, Sailor's Knots (Entire Collection):It's worse," gulped a choky voice.
1922, Samuel Hopkins Adams, From a Bench in Our Square:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| chokiest | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| chokier | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |