pipy

American  

[pahy-pee] / ˈpaɪ pi /

adjective

pipier, pipiest

1. pipelike; tubular.

2. piping; shrill.

   a pipy voice.

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Etymology

Origin of pipy

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

Example Sentences

Wye, wye, chir—'tis the little linnet sings; Weet, weet, weet—how his pipy treble trills!

From The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume VI The Songs of Scotland of the Past Half Century by Rogers, Charles

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

From The Golden Galleon BEING A NARRATIVE OF THE ADVENTURES OF MASTER GILBERT OGLANDER, AND OF HOW, IN THE YEAR 1591, HE FOUGHT UNDER THE GALLANT SIR by Leighton, Robert

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

From The Stokesley Secret by Yonge, Charlotte Mary

There was Ophelia, and there was Wilfred in Rokeby—only she was a woman, and he was pipy.

From The Pillars of the House, V1 by Yonge, Charlotte Mary

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

From The Valiants of Virginia by Rives, Hallie Erminie