"stompy" meaning in English

See stompy in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: stompier [comparative], stompiest [superlative]
Etymology: From stomp + -y. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|stomp|y<id:adjectival>}} stomp + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} stompy (comparative stompier, superlative stompiest), {{tlb|en|informal}} (informal)
  1. (music) Of a stomping style of dance, or music appropriate to such a dance. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-stompy-en-adj-nIQkCxVu Categories (other): Music, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 42 37 9 13 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 40 27 7 26 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 43 26 6 25 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
  2. Resembling or characteristic of stomping; aggressive-looking in a way that suggests stomping. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-stompy-en-adj-6xGgLPow Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 42 37 9 13
  3. With stomps. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-stompy-en-adj-AOXbjF78
  4. Stomping; making stomps. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-stompy-en-adj-wXQYfHxe Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y (adjectival) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 42 37 9 13 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y (adjectival): 23 28 14 35
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: stompily

Inflected forms

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