sizy

American  

[sahy-zee] / ˈsaɪ zi /

adjective

Archaic.

sizier, siziest

1. thick; viscous.

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Other Word Forms

• siziness
  noun

Etymology

Origin of sizy

First recorded in 1680–90; size ² + -y ¹

Example Sentences

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sizy

It must be observed, that Bleeding very much conduces to the Cure of obstinate Chronic Rheumatisms, must be repeated at proper intervals if necessary; the Blood in this Disease being generally very sizy.

From An Account of the Extraordinary Medicinal Fluid, called Aether. by Turner, Matthew

I remember the old gentleman used to complain that his constitution was an unhappy one from birth, attended with 'flaccid solids, sizy and scarce fluids, and a low tide of spirits.'

From Flint His Faults, His Friendships and His Fortunes by Goodwin, Maud Wilder

When their errand was announced, he burst into tears, overcome by a sense of unworthiness, and in a subsequent letter he confirms his unfitness by reference to his 'flaccid solids and weak and sizy fluids.'

From The Continental Monthly, Vol. 1, No. 3, March, 1862 by Various

In more than two hundred patients, male and female, who were let blood by venesection, there were only six, whose blood could be termed sizy.

From Observations on Insanity With Practical Remarks on the Disease and an Account of the Morbid Appearances on Dissection by Haslam, John

Very soon after impregnation, if blood be drawn and suffered to stand a short time undisturbed, it will become sizy, of a yellowish or bluish color, and somewhat of an oily appearance.

From Fruits of Philosophy A Treatise on the Population Question by Knowlton, Charles