typy
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of typy
Example Sentences
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One looked a bit long-bodied; another was too narrow through the quarters; a third stood out as "a thick, typy heifer that had a lot of bloom."
From Time Magazine Archive
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Above all, there is a real and considerable attempt at character, a trifle typy and stagy perhaps, but still aiming at something better; and the older nouvelle-fashion is not merely drawn upon, but improved upon, for curious anecdotes, striking situations, effective names.
From Project Gutenberg
Although we had been inoculated, we were obliged to gargle several times during the day, and even then we always had more or less of a "typy" throat.
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