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corpsey

adj

Etymology

From corpse + -y.

  1. derived from corpus
  2. derived from cors
  3. suffixed as corpsey — “corpse + y”

Definitions

  1. Characteristic of or associated with a corpse.

    • Their aspect was corpsey, and she wondered how they could ever have entertained her.
    • "You do, too,” said Miss Hazy; “ it keeps you from lookin' so corpsey."

  2. A dead body.

    • Not a flower, not a flower sweet, On my black coffin let there be strown; Not a friend, not a friend greet My poor corpsey where my bones shall be thrown.
    • Taint no odds to corpseys whether 'tis wet or dry.
    • Pedro smote himself upon with his clenched fist. "H'run I shall not," says he. "Thees store can only be obtain by making the es-step over my corpsey."

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA