"fozy" meaning in English

See fozy in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more fozy [comparative], most fozy [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} fozy (comparative more fozy, superlative most fozy)
  1. (Scotland) spongy; soft; fat and puffy Tags: Scotland
    Sense id: en-fozy-en-adj-cIM1Wq7Q Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Scottish English

Inflected forms

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