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moustachy

adj

Etymology

From moustache + -y.

  1. derived from μύσταξ — “upper lip”
  2. derived from μουστάκιον
  3. derived from mustācium
  4. derived from mostaccio
  5. borrowed from moustache
  6. suffixed as moustachy — “moustache + y”

Definitions

  1. Having a moustache.

    • As a class they are suspiciously well dressed, moustachy, coarse featured, fond of gay colored vests, dangling fob chains and big seals.
    • I don’t like parsons; especially the country moustachy ones, and their poor dowdy wives, with coats and skirts and then a hardbrimmed hat with a feather on the top.

  2. Involving a moustache.

    • Martin’s kisses were so hurried and moustachy and bristly—you couldn’t feel his lips, even—and unemotional.
    • He gave each of his sisters a fleeting and moustachy kiss, and sat down at the breakfast table.
    • IT drew her to him for a second and saluted her with a long-drawn, moustachy kiss.

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