torchy
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of torchy
1620–30, in sense “full of torches”; 1940–45 for this sense; torch 1 + -y 1
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Originally voiced by Jerry Nelson, she sometimes wears a horn-rimmed lorgnette, fans herself with plastic and sings torchy, bluesy songs.
From Salon ● Jan. 23, 2022
“Masterpiece” is a torchy ballad that details the breakup of a relationship that is, as Lambert sings, “up there on the wall for all to see.”
From Washington Post ● Nov. 1, 2018
There are veteran performers: Dawnn Lewis, the torchy siren; Valerie Perri, the comic chanteuse; and Larry Cedar, the all-purpose funny guy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2018
Her influence on other artists is hard to track because no one could mimic her sensibility and personality—her mixture of Eastern European folk-tale mysticism and urban-periphery proletariat saltiness, of torchy romanticism and misanthropic intellect.
From Slate ● Jun. 1, 2018
This told, strange Teras touch'd her lute, and sung This ditty, that the torchy evening sprung.
From The Works of Christopher Marlowe, Vol. 3 (of 3) by A. H. (Arthur Henry) Bullen
It just gets torchier as that love goes unrequited.
From New York Times ● Jan. 27, 2023
Ms. May followed through, torchier than ever, and Mr. Beck’s guitar escalated again, screaming and slicing.
From New York Times ● Mar. 29, 2011
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