CHIVY

harass, hassle, harry, chivy, chivvy, chevy, chevvy, beset, plague, molest, provoke

(verb) annoy continually or chronically; ā€œHe is known to harry his staff when he is overworkedā€; ā€œThis man harasses his female co-workersā€

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

chivy (plural chivies)

Alternative form of chevy

Verb

chivy (third-person singular simple present chivies, present participle chivying, simple past and past participle chivied)

Alternative form of chevy

Anagrams

• Vichy

Source: Wiktionary


Chiv"y, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Chivied; p. pr. & vb. n. Chivying.] Etym: [Cf. Chevy.]

Definition: To goad, drive, hunt, throw, or pitch. [Slang, Eng.] Dickens.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

22 February 2025

ANALYSIS

(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ā€˜the father of the brideā€™ instead of ā€˜the brideā€™s fatherā€™


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