scotchy

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adjective

Resembling or characteristic of Scotch whisky.

Scrabble 17

Meanings

adjectivescotchy (comparative more scotchy, superlative most scotchy)

comparative more scotchy · superlative most scotchy

  1. Resembling or characteristic of Scotch whisky.

    Inspired by a Sazerac, here's a superboozy, herbal-Scotchy drink that'll relax your shoulders, loosen your tongue, and clear your mind . . . basically, everything you need a stiff drink to do.

    2018, Carey Jones, John McCarthy, Be Your Own Bartender
    1 more example

    Because he was expected to drive to The Nutcracker, Gary couldn’t do as much drinking as he might have wished before dinner. […] [H]e laid his scotchy head on the cold pillow and turned out the light in his old St. Judean bedroom […]

    2001, Jonathan Franzen, The Corrections

Origin

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APA

scotchy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scotchy

MLA

“scotchy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scotchy. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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