tossy

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/ˈtɒsi/

adjective

Tossing the head, as in scorn or pride; hence, proud, contemptuous, affectedly indifferent.

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Meanings

adjectivetossy (comparative more tossy, superlative most tossy)

comparative more tossy · superlative most tossy

  1. datedTossing the head, as in scorn or pride; hence, proud, contemptuous, affectedly indifferent.

    "Honoria, take your feet off my dress. Argemone, my child, I hope you spent a pleasant evening?" Argemone answered by some tossy commonplace.

    1848, Charles Kingsley, Yeasy

Origin

From toss + -y.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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