CHOKY

choky

(adjective) so tight as to tend to choke; “a choky collar”

chokey, choky

(noun) British slang (dated) for a prison

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

choky (comparative chokier, )

Alternative form of chokey

Noun

choky (plural chokies)

Alternative form of chokey

Source: Wiktionary


Chok"y Chok"ey, a.

1. Tending to choke or suffocate, or having power to suffocate.

2. Inclined to choke, as a person affected with strong emotion. "A deep and choky voice." Aytoun. The allusion to his mother made Tom feel rather chokey. T. Hughes.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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28 April 2024

POLYGENIC

(adjective) of or relating to an inheritable character that is controlled by several genes at once; of or related to or determined by polygenes


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