"poxy" meaning in English

See poxy in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: poxier [comparative], poxiest [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɒksi Etymology: From pox + -y. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|pox|y}} pox + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} poxy (comparative poxier, superlative poxiest)
  1. (medicine) Suffering from pox. Categories (topical): Medicine
    Sense id: en-poxy-en-adj-oz2xv3~P Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y, Old Tupi entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 95 5 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 83 17 Disambiguation of Old Tupi entries with incorrect language header: 18 1 3 1 1 1 7 0 15 15 0 12 0 0 17 0 7 0 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 21 2 3 2 1 2 9 1 11 13 1 11 1 1 13 1 8 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 22 1 2 1 0 1 9 0 12 14 1 11 0 0 14 0 9 0 Topics: medicine, sciences
  2. (figurative) Sickening; unsatisfactory; generally bad. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-poxy-en-adj-IsINDnUV
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: poxie Related terms: pockmark, pockmarked, chickenpox, smallpox, lousy

Inflected forms

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