"wussy" meaning in English

See wussy in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈwʊsi/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-wussy.wav Forms: wussier [comparative], wussiest [superlative]
enPR: wo͝osʹi [General-American] Rhymes: -ʊsi Etymology: From wuss + -y. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|wuss|y}} wuss + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} wussy (comparative wussier, superlative wussiest)
  1. (informal) Weak or timid. Tags: informal Derived forms: wussily, wussiness
    Sense id: en-wussy-en-adj-dcAQ1i3R

Noun

IPA: /ˈwʊsi/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-wussy.wav Forms: wussies [plural]
enPR: wo͝osʹi [General-American] Rhymes: -ʊsi Etymology: From wuss + -y. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|wuss|y}} wuss + -y Head templates: {{en-noun}} wussy (plural wussies)
  1. (informal) A wuss; a person who refuses to perform a particular task due to an unreasonable fear. Tags: informal Categories (topical): People Synonyms: sissy, pussy, weakling, milksop, coward
    Sense id: en-wussy-en-noun-OfJpp2Rp Disambiguation of People: 0 100 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 69 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 19 81 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 28 72 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 20 80

Inflected forms

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