brosy

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adjective

In rural and farming circles, stout and strong; well-built; well fed with brose.

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Meanings

adjectivebrosy (comparative more brosy, superlative most brosy)

comparative more brosy · superlative most brosy · alternative brosey

  1. ScotlandIn rural and farming circles, stout and strong; well-built; well fed with brose.
  2. Semiliquid.
  3. Containing brose.

Origin

From brose + -y, from brose (“oatmeal mixed with boiling water”); from the Doric dialect of northeast Scotland.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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