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choky

[choh-kee]
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adjective, chok·i·er, chok·i·est.

tending to choke: a choky collar.

RELATED WORDS

tight, heavy, confined, sweltering, stifling, stale, thick, breathless, moldy, motionless, muggy, musty, stagnant, sticky, stuffy, sultry, uncomfortable, airless, fusty, sweltry

Nearby words

  1. chokes,
  2. chokey,
  3. choking,
  4. chokingly,
  5. choko,
  6. chol hamoed,
  7. chol-,
  8. chola,
  9. cholagogic,
  10. cholagogue

Origin of choky

First recorded in 1570–80; choke + -y1
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British Dictionary definitions for choky

choky

chokey

adjective chokier or chokiest

involving, caused by, or causing choking
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