duchessy en · ADJ
Etymology
From duchess + -y.
Meanings
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(informal) Like a duchess; with a superior feminine elegance.
Fortunately Kathryn looks her most duchessy in evening gowns and Bo is unusually philosophical about boiled shirts.
1945, Joseph Chamberlain Furnas, How America lives:And she had a figure, too; one of them big, duchessy-looking ladies she was, as would make you think as they'd need extra webbing in their beds.
1906, Warwick Deeping, Bess of the woods:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more duchessy | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most duchessy | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |