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doorsteppy en · ADJ

Etymology

From doorstep + -y.

Meanings

  1. (UK, informal) Of bread: sliced very thick.
    • In my experience, the more doorsteppy the sandwiches, the better. 2017, Kerry Fisher, The Silent Wife:
    • My porridge was followed by toast, thick, doorsteppy chunks of it, and I tried to be polite with the amount of butter I slathered on them. 2021, Vivienne Bennett, The Meanderings of a Serial Goat Keeper:

Forms

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most doorsteppy Degree=Sup lexicographic
more doorsteppy Degree=Cmp lexicographic