hostessy

H4O1S1T1E1S1S1Y4

adjective

Characteristic of a hostess; cheerful, helpful, etc.

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Meanings

adjectivehostessy (comparative more hostessy, superlative most hostessy)

comparative more hostessy · superlative most hostessy

  1. Characteristic of a hostess; cheerful, helpful, etc.

    “Lovely!” Diane threw in another brilliant hostessy smile.

    2011, Margaret Way, Wealthy Australian, Secret Son
    1 more example

    Grace is animated, hostessy, a person not at all his daughter. She is wearing ruby-red lipstick and a mannish turtleneck[…]

    2004, Rebecca Meacham, Let's Do, page 171

Origin

From hostess + -y.

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APA

hostessy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hostessy

MLA

“hostessy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hostessy. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hostessy,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hostessy.

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