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sweatshirty

adj

Etymology

From sweatshirt + -y.

  1. inherited from *skurtijǭ✻ — “a short garment, skirt, apron”
  2. inherited from *skurtijā✻
  3. inherited from sċyrte
  4. inherited from sherte
  5. compounded as sweatshirt — “sweat + shirt”
  6. suffixed as sweatshirty — “sweatshirt + y”

Definitions

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a sweatshirt.

    • The Austin Maroons should get some new jersies; the ones they use not only have a sweatshirty look but the numerals have faded so that they blend perfectly into the grey background, making it impossible to tell who’s who.
    • There’s a lot of what I call “flash-dancing,” very ’80s, sweatshirty loose fabrics.
    • L.A.’s Greg Lauren elevated sweatshirty fleece and fused it with denim, and BCBG’s Cal-inspired tie-dye knits were festival-ready.

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