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spewy

adj
/ˈspjuː(w)i/

Etymology

From spew + -y.

  1. derived from *(s)ptyēw-✻
  2. inherited from *spīwaną✻
  3. inherited from *spīwan✻
  4. inherited from spīwan
  5. inherited from spewen
  6. suffixed as spewy — “spew + y”

Definitions

  1. Feeling like vomiting

    Feeling like vomiting; nauseous.

  2. Moist

    Moist; marshy; emitting water.

    • Between two ridges of raised ground and on the falling slope occur spewy springs issuing from the higher ground above, and soaking down the hollow, widening and gathering moisture till the water issues in a small rill at the bottom[…]
    • The ground in places is spewy and boggy from the wet.

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Derived

spewiness

Vish — recursive loop

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