bassy

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/ˈbeɪsi//ˈbæsi/

adjective

Describing the reproduction of sound that overemphasizes low-frequency sounds.

OriginEnglish bass ← Italian bassoinflu. ← Middle English base →
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Meanings

bassy1

adjectivebassy (comparative bassier, superlative bassiest)

comparative bassier · superlative bassiest

  1. Describing the reproduction of sound that overemphasizes low-frequency sounds.

    The speakers were so bassy it was almost like being there.

    2020, Paul Mendez, Rainbow Milk, Dialogue Books (2021), page 119

bassy2

adjectivebassy (comparative more bassy, superlative most bassy)

comparative more bassy · superlative most bassy

  1. Resembling a bass (fish).

    […] the Piky Getum the vertical bar markings on the side of the body are clearly shown, whereas the Bassy Getum has the spots, gills and lateral lines of the bass.

    1925, The Sporting Goods Directory, volume 53, page 183

bassy3

nounbassy (plural bassies)

plural bassies

  1. Multicultural London EnglishslangA knife.

    I still make man panic, true I'm way to wassy Before I smoke, I used to step with bassy (…) And back then my dip dip was large Why you think it’s bassy I called it, why you think it’s bassy I called it And what's all the gossip I got Madeleine and Jackson 5 in the trap house you know that I chop it

    2016 June 28, “Hazards”, Loski (lyrics), performed by Loski

Synonyms & antonyms

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Origin

bassy · adjective

  1. Proto-Indo-European*gʷem-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*gʷémtis
  3. Proto-Hellenic*gʷə́tis
  4. Ancient Greekβᾰ́σῐς (bắsĭs)
  5. Latinbasis
  6. Old Frenchbase
  7. Middle Englishbase
  8. Englishbase
  9. Italianbassoinflu.
  10. Englishbass
  11. Englishbassy

From bass (“low-frequency sounds”) + -y.

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bassy · adjective

From bass (“fish”) + -y.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with bassy

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Anagrams

abyss
Cite this entry
APA

bassy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bassy

MLA

“bassy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bassy. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bassy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bassy.

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