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teasy en · ADJ · etymology 1

Pronunciation

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Etymology

From tease + -y.

Meanings

1. Inclined to tease; teasing.
   • […] Wallie, who was going on eleven, and such a teasy boy, […] 1926, Christian Advocate, volume 87, page 16:

Forms

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more teasy	Degree=Cmp		lexicographic
most teasy	Degree=Sup		lexicographic

teasy en · ADJ · etymology 2

Pronunciation

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Etymology

From Cornish tesek (“irritable, hot”).

Meanings

1. (Cornwall, UK, colloquial) Irritable or angry.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
most teasy	Degree=Sup		lexicographic
more teasy	Degree=Cmp		lexicographic