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corpsy

adj

Etymology

From corpse + -y.

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

Definitions

  1. Resembling a corpse

    Resembling a corpse; resembling that of a corpse.

    • But I must acknowledge there was something truly corpsy in the solemnity with which he would “lay out” a clean shirt.
    • Christmas Eve Father took us into town to see the shops lit up. Every lamp post had a fir tree tied to it—not corpsy old trees but fresh cut firs.

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