seepy

seepy
adjective see seep II

New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.

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  • Seepy — Seep y, or Sipy Sip y, a. Oozy; applied to land under cultivation that is not well drained. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • seepy — /see pee/, adj., seepier, seepiest. (esp. of ground, a plot of land, or the like) soaked or oozing with water; not drained. [1855 60, Amer.; SEEP + Y1] * * * …   Universalium

  • seepy — ˈsēpē adjective ( er/ est) Etymology: seep (I) + y : full of moisture : poorly drained : oozy …   Useful english dictionary

  • Sipy — Seepy Seep y, or Sipy Sip y, a. Oozy; applied to land under cultivation that is not well drained. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • seep — I. intransitive verb Etymology: alteration of earlier sipe, from Middle English sipen, from Old English sipian; akin to Middle Low German sipen to seep Date: 1790 1. to flow or pass slowly through fine pores or small openings ; ooze < water… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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  • weepy — weepiness, n. /wee pee/, adj., weepier, weepiest. 1. weeping or tending to weep; tearful; lachrymose. 2. Informal. sad or sentimental, esp. to the point of causing one to weep: a movie with a weepy ending. 3. exuding water or other moisture;… …   Universalium

  • kinetic — adjective a) Of or relating to motion b) Of or related to kinesis Syn: active, animated, dynamic, seepy, vigorous Ant …   Wiktionary

  • oozy — I adj oozing, seepy, seeping, exuding moisture; weepy, weeping, leaking, leaky, dripping, drippy; sweating, sweaty, perspiring, perspiry; damp, moist, dewy, wet. II adj muddy, clayey, mucky, miry, sludgy, silty, sedimentous, alluvial; slimy, Inf …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • sappy — adj 1. succulent, juicy, lush, oozy, seepy; moist, watery, hydrous; sticky, tacky, adhesive, viscous, viscid. 2. energetic, energetical, vigorous, dynamic, electric; active, alive, full of energy, Inf. full of pep, Inf. peppy, Inf. snappy, Inf.… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

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