"warehousy" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more warehousy [comparative], most warehousy [superlative]
Etymology: From warehouse + -y. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|warehouse|y}} warehouse + -y Head templates: {{en-adj}} warehousy (comparative more warehousy, superlative most warehousy)
  1. Having many warehouses. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-warehousy-en-adj-WnSvw8Vs
  2. Resembling or characteristic of a warehouse. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-warehousy-en-adj-TGCii2Ly Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 56 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 35 65

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