"posey" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: posier [comparative], posiest [superlative]
Etymology: From pose + -y. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|pose|y|id2=adjectival}} pose + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} posey (comparative posier, superlative posiest)
  1. (British, informal) Pretentious; posturing. Tags: British, informal Derived forms: posily

Inflected forms

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