seepy en · ADJ · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From seep + -y.
Meanings
-
That seeps.
In a way this reminds me a bit of the exactness of Bishop's watercolors—using the seepiest of mediums to make a kind of preternatural accuracy.
2020, Bethany Hicok, Elizabeth Bishop and the Literary Archive, page 121:
- (of land) boggy; marshy; with poor drainage.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| seepiest | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| seepier | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |