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fozy

[ foh-zee, foz-ee ]

adjective

, Chiefly Scot.
, fo·zi·er, fo·zi·est.
  1. spongy; loose-textured.
  2. (of a vegetable or fruit) overripe.
  3. (of a person) fat; flabby.
  4. Informal. dull-witted; stupid; fatheaded.


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Other Words From

  • fozi·ness noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of fozy1

1815–25; compare Dutch voos spongy, Low German fussig

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Example Sentences

The oranges look well outside, but the moment you have penetrated the rind, you find that they have been boiled and are fozy.

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