adj
Meaning 1
Full of creases.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
creasy
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Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈkɹiːsi/
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General-American: /ˈkɹisi/
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CMU ARPABET: K R IY1 S IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adj
Meaning 2
Denoting any of several related species of edible, commonly wild, greens, especially upland cress or winter cress.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Southern-US, mainly
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name
Meaning 3
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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History
Etymology
From crease + -y.
Across languages
Translations
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: набръчкан (nabrǎčkan) — Full of creases
- Bulgarian: смачкан (smačkan) — Full of creases
- Spanish: con pliegues — Full of creases
- Spanish: arrugado — Full of creases