Dossy

/ˈdɔsi/ adjective

Definition

Marked by excessive dosing or containing doses; relating to doses or measurements in an unusual way.

Etymology

Derived from 'dose' with the diminutive or descriptive suffix '-y', creating an adjective form. Rare formation reflecting pharmaceutical or medical jargon.

Kelly Says

This adjective is so obscure it barely appears in English literature, showing how many potential words our language could create but doesn't actually use—English speakers prefer 'high-dose' or 'heavily dosed' instead.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ዶስ
do-si
ARالعربية
دو سى
du-si
BNবাংলা
ডোসি
do-si
CACatalà
dossy
do-si
CSČeština
dossy
do-si
DADansk
dossy
do-si
DEDeutsch
Dossy
do-si
ELΕλληνικά
δοσσι
do-si
ESEspañol
dossy
do-si
FAفارسی
دوشی
do-shi
FISuomi
dossy
do-si
FRFrançais
dossy
do-si
GUGU
ડોસી
do-si
HAHA
dossy
do-si
HEעברית
דוסי
do-si
HIहिन्दी
दोसी
do-si
HUMagyar
dossy
do-si
IDBahasa Indonesia
dossy
do-si
IGIG
dossy
do-si
ITItaliano
dossy
do-si
JA日本語
ドッシ
do-shi
KKKK
досы
do-si
KMKM
ដោស
do-s
KO한국어
도시
do-si
MRMR
डोसी
do-si
MSBahasa Melayu
dossy
do-si
MYမြန်မာ
ဒိုစီ
do-si
NLNederlands
dossy
do-si
NONorsk
dossy
do-si
PAPA
ਦੋਸੀ
do-si
PLPolski
dossy
do-si
PTPortuguês
dossy
do-si
RORomână
dossy
do-si
RUРусский
досси
do-si
SVSvenska
dossy
do-si
SWKiswahili
dossy
do-si
TAதமிழ்
டாசீ
taa-si
TEతెలుగు
డోసీ
do-si
THไทย
ดอซี่
do-si
TLTL
dossy
do-si
TRTürkçe
dossy
do-si
UKУкраїнська
досi
do-si
URاردو
ڈوسي
do-si
VITiếng Việt
dossy
do-si
YOYO
dossy
do-si
ZH中文
多西
duō xī
ZUZU
dossy
do-si

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