sonsy
strong and healthy; robust.
agreeable; good-natured.
Origin of sonsy
1- Also sauncy, sonsie.
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How to use sonsy in a sentence
Syne she saw the sonsie puppy loupin' at Auld Jock's heels, bonny as a poodle, but mair knowin'.
Greyfriars Bobby | Eleanor AtkinsonSandy remarked, "Ye wadna think, noo, sic a sonsie doggie wad be leevin' i' the murky auld kirkyaird."
Greyfriars Bobby | Eleanor AtkinsonBut Tammy's hauded 'im for Maister Brown, an' he says it's sonsie to gie the bonny wee a washin'.
Greyfriars Bobby | Eleanor AtkinsonI've been deaved aboot 'im a' the day, but I haena seen the sonsie rascal nor the braw collar the Laird Provost gied 'im.
Greyfriars Bobby | Eleanor AtkinsonTis hame, and it's hame to see sic a sonsie Scots face—and it minds me of my blessed father.'
Two Penniless Princesses | Charlotte M. Yonge
British Dictionary definitions for sonsy
sonsie
/ (ˈsɒnsɪ) /
plump; buxom; comely
cheerful; good-natured
lucky
Origin of sonsy
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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