spendy en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- [ˈspɪ̟ndɪi̯] (pin-pen-merger)
- /ˈspɛndi/
- [ˈspɛndɪi̯]
- /ˈspɪndi/
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Latin ex- Proto-Indo-European *(s)pend- Proto-Indo-European *(s)péndeti Proto-Italic *pendō Latin pendō Latin expendōbor. Proto-West Germanic *spendōn Old English spendan Middle English spenden English spend Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English spendy From spend + -y.
Meanings
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(British-Columbia, US, qualifier:especially Upper Midwestern US and Northwestern US) Expensive, costly.
Amy: When I get married, I'm gonna register at the UCLA cadaver lab. Penny: Eww, why? Amy: Cause I've always wanted a whole human skeleton, and they are really spendy.
2012 October 4, “The Decoupling Fluctuation”, in The Big Bang Theory, season 6, episode 2, spoken by Amy Farrah Fowler and Penny (Mayim Bialik and Kaley Cuoco):
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| spendier | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| spendiest | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| spenny | Australia, UK, alternative | lexicographic |
Synonyms
spendy · princely · cheap at half the price · pricey · dearthful · out of sight · 5-star · splurgy · high-cost · steep · overdear · high-priced · million-dollar · fancy · steep · costful · expensive · dear · spenny · expenny · dispendious · cost-prohibitive · chargeful · spenny · ex · lickpenny · spenno · pricey · exy · ruinous · big-ticket · costly