newsy

[ noo-zee, nyoo- ]

/ ˈnu zi, ˈnyu- /

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adjective, news·i·er, news·i·est.Informal.

full of news: a nice long newsy letter.

gossipy.

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Origin of newsy

First recorded in 1825–35; news + -y¹

OTHER WORDS FROM newsy

news·i·ness, noun

Words nearby newsy

newsweekly, newswire, newswoman, newsworthy, newswriting, newsy, newt, New Test., New Testament, new theology, New Thought

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newsy²

[ noo-zee, nyoo- ]

/ ˈnu zi, ˈnyu- /

noun, plural news·ies.Informal.

a person who sells or distributes newspapers.

Origin of newsy

First recorded in 1870–75; news + -y²

How to use newsy in a sentence

Unlike newsy digital media, Wirecutter guides tend to see traffic for years after they’re published and are often updated as time goes on.
Why The New York Times’ Wirecutter is ramping up focus on style|jim cooper|September 21, 2021|Digiday
As a result, parenting publishers at Meredith and BDG are adopting a newsier approach to their coverage to meet the needs of their audience.
Media Briefing: Parenting publishers adopt newsier approaches amid an unusual back-to-school season|Tim Peterson|September 2, 2021|Digiday
More and more often, however, newsy docs are coming off as rushed.
How Docu-Mania Took Streaming by Storm, From Tiger King to WeWork|Judy Berman|April 1, 2021|Time
Two different storylines have made what would already be a newsy day even more so.
Five Things You Need to Know About the Health-Care Exchange Rollout|William O’Connor|October 1, 2013|DAILY BEAST

Lloyd Grove on the knee-squeezing roadshow for the ‘super-newsy’ debut from Jeff Zucker.
Can ‘Chemistry’ Save CNN? Here’s the New Morning Show Team|Lloyd Grove|May 11, 2013|DAILY BEAST
What worked on Today may not work in mid-afternoon; a newsy talk show may not hit the spot for the heavily female audience.
Katie Couric and Jeff Zucker Reunite at ABC|Howard Kurtz|June 6, 2011|DAILY BEAST
The Journal triumphed on its day one debut with a newsy and lively separate Greater New York section.
Newspaper Wars: The Times vs. The Journal, Day 3|Harold Evans|April 28, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Her letters were frank, newsy notes, and she was keenly interested in the drive and all that pertained to it.
The Boss of Wind River|David Goodger (goodger@python.org)
If you have the journalistic eye for what is picturesque and newsy the camera will quickly return 100 per cent.
If You Don't Write Fiction|Charles Phelps Cushing
Kitty Robelle wrote a long and newsy letter, for Kitty had been one of Agnes most cherished friends.
The Corner House Girls|Grace Brooks Hill
It was a long, newsy sheet written from Paris and filled with the Sparrow's opinions on continental hotels, manners, and morals.
The Nest Builder|Beatrice Forbes-Robertson Hale
Here, out of the barren, un-newsy world, suddenly had sprung a seed that should grow to a forest.
Once Aboard The Lugger|Arthur Stuart-Menteth Hutchinson

British Dictionary definitions for newsy

newsy

/ (ˈnjuːzɪ) /

adjective newsier or newsiest

full of news, esp gossipy or personal newsa newsy letter

Derived forms of newsy

newsiness, noun

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