wheez´i|ness

wheez´i|ness
wheez|y «HWEE zee», adjective, wheez|i|er, wheez|i|est.
1. wheezing: »

The old dog was fat and wheezy.

2. Slang. old and familiar; trite: »

[His] interpretation of the Charlotte Brontë novel is a rather wheezy business (New Yorker).

wheez´i|ly, adverb.
wheez´i|ness, noun.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

Игры ⚽ Поможем решить контрольную работу

Look at other dictionaries:

  • wheez´i|ly — wheez|y «HWEE zee», adjective, wheez|i|er, wheez|i|est. 1. wheezing: »The old dog was fat and wheezy. 2. Slang. old and familiar; trite: »[His] interpretation of the Charlotte Brontë novel is a rather wheezy business ( …   Useful english dictionary

  • wheez|y — «HWEE zee», adjective, wheez|i|er, wheez|i|est. 1. wheezing: »The old dog was fat and wheezy. 2. Slang. old and familiar; trite: »[His] interpretation of the Charlotte Brontë novel is a rather wheezy business ( …   Useful english dictionary

  • wheez — wheez·i·ly; wheez·i·ness; wheez·ing·ly; …   English syllables

  • ness — ness·ber·ry; ness·ler·iza·tion; ness·ler·ize; ness·ler s; new·fan·gled·ness; new·ness; news·i·ness; nice·ness; nig·gard·li·ness; nig·gard·ness; nigh·ness; nip·pi·ness; no·ble·ness; nois·i·ness; non·cha·lant·ness; north·er·li·ness; north·ness;… …   English syllables

  • wheeziness — wheez·i·ness …   English syllables

  • wheezy — wheez•y [[t]ˈ(h)wi zi, ˈwi [/t]] adj. wheez•i•er, wheez•i•est afflicted with or characterized by wheezing • Etymology: 1810–20 wheez′i•ly, adv. wheez′i•ness, n …   From formal English to slang

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”