thrushy

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/ˈθɹʌʃi/

adjective

Having the disease thrush.

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Meanings

adjective
  1. Having the disease thrush.

    Thrushy children quite frequently communicate this disorder to the nursing mother's nipples.

    1881, William A. Edmonds, A Treatise on Diseases Peculiar to Infants and Children, page 124

Origin

From thrush + -y.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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