tossy
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtɒsi/
Adjective
tossy (comparative more tossy, superlative most tossy)
- (dated) Tossing the head, as in scorn or pride; hence, proud, contemptuous, affectedly indifferent.
- 1848, Charles Kingsley, Yeasy:
- "Honoria, take your feet off my dress. Argemone, my child, I hope you spent a pleasant evening?"
Argemone answered by some tossy commonplace.
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