pipy

[ pahy-pee ]

adjective

, pip·i·er, pip·i·est.

1. pipelike; tubular.
2. piping; piping; pipe; shrill:

   a pipy voice.

Word History and Origins

Origin of pipy¹

First recorded in 1715–25; pipe ¹ + -y ¹

Example Sentences

In that instant when her cheek had touched his rough tweed jacket, she had been sensible of that woodsy pipy fragrance.

From Project Gutenberg

Christabel,” said a little voice, when all the others were gone, “I shall never be pipy again.

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"I can scarce agree with you, Sir Richard," said he in a thin, pipy voice.

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