horsey

or hors·y

[ hawr-see ]

/ ˈhɔr si /

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adjective, hors·i·er, hors·i·est.

of, relating to, or characteristic of a horse.

dealing with or interested in horses, horseback riding, fox hunting, horse racing, etc.: the horsy set in local society.

rather heavy and awkward in general appearance or facial structure: That heavy coat makes you look horsy.

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Origin of horsey

First recorded in 1585–95; horse + -y¹

OTHER WORDS FROM horsey

hors·i·ness, noun

Words nearby horsey

horse trading, horse trailer, horseweed, horsewhip, horsewoman, horsey, horsily, hor. som., horst, Horst Wessel song, hort.

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How to use horsey in a sentence

Where it begins is Chagrin Falls, Ohio, a horsey-set suburb of Cleveland.
Doug Kenney: The Odd Comic Genius Behind ‘Animal House’ and National Lampoon|Robert Sam Anson|March 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
We know they are a horsey family, what with Zara in the Olympic show jumping team and all, but this is taking things a bit far.
Princess Anne Says We Should Eat Horses!|Tom Sykes|November 14, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Let me own the soft impeachment: I am not a racing man—not in any degree "horsey."
Mystic London:|Charles Maurice Davies
Afterwards, when she came back into the drawing room her hair would have a decidedly horsey odor.
The Enemies of Women|Vicente Blasco Ibez

I was jammed between a monk and a short youth of the horsey kind.
An Autobiography|Elizabeth Butler
Don't you think it was rather clever of me to spot you, when you're not a bit horsey-looking?
Lyre and Lancet|F. Anstey
I urge study of horsey matters especially; that's very important.
New Grub Street|George Gissing

British Dictionary definitions for horsey

horsey

horsy

/ (ˈhɔːsɪ) /

adjective horsier or horsiest

of or relating to horsesa horsey smell

dealing with or devoted to horses

like a horsea horsey face

Derived forms of horsey

horsily, adverbhorsiness, noun

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