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Meaning of "poxy" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF POXY

poxy  [ˈpɒksɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF POXY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Poxy is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES POXY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of poxy in the English dictionary

The definition of poxy in the dictionary is having or having had syphilis. Other definition of poxy is rotten; lousy.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH POXY


alkoxy
ælˈkɒksɪ
boxy
ˈbɒksɪ
coxy
ˈkɒksɪ
doxie
ˈdɒksɪ
doxy
ˈdɒksɪ
epoxy
ɪˈpɒksɪ
ethoxy
eˈθɒksɪ
foxie
ˈfɒksɪ
foxy
ˈfɒksɪ
heterodoxy
ˈhetərədɒksɪ
hydroxy
haɪˈdrɒksɪ
methoxy
mɛˈθɒksɪ
monohydroxy
ˌmɒnəʊhaɪˈdrɒksɪ
moxie
ˈmɒksɪ
orthodoxy
ˈɔːθəˌdɒksɪ
paradoxy
ˈpærəˌdɒksɪ
polyhydroxy
ˌpɒlɪhaɪˈdrɒksɪ
proxy
ˈprɒksɪ
trihydroxy
ˌtraɪhaɪˈdrɒksɪ
unorthodoxy
ʌnˈɔːθəˌdɒksɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE POXY

powhiri
powin
powter
powwow
Powys
pox
poxier
poxiest
poxvirus
Poyang Lake
Poynting theorem
poyou
poz
Pozsony
pozz
pozzies
pozzolana
pozzolanic
pozzuolana

WORDS THAT END LIKE POXY

active galaxy
apoplexy
cacodoxy
cataplexy
epitaxy
flaxy
galaxy
jaxy
mastopexy
mixy
Munchausen by proxy
Munchausen´s syndrome by proxy
pixy
prexy
radio galaxy
sexy
spiral galaxy
the Galaxy
unsexy
waxy

Synonyms and antonyms of poxy in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «poxy» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF POXY

Find out the translation of poxy to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of poxy from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «poxy» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

丙氧基
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

poxy
570 millions of speakers

English

poxy
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

poxy
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

poxy
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Poxy
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

poxy
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ফালতু
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

poxy
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Cacat
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

poxy
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

不潔な
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

폭시
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Poxy
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Poxy
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

poxy
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पीक्सी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

poxy
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

poxy
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

poxy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Poxy
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

poxy
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

poxy
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

poxy
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Poxy
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

poxy
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of poxy

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «POXY»

The term «poxy» is normally little used and occupies the 111.428 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of poxy
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «POXY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «poxy» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «poxy» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about poxy

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «POXY»

Discover the use of poxy in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to poxy and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Bookrolls and Scribes in Oxyrhynchus
ScribeA19 %POxy 1619 (plate 2) %POxy 2313 POxy ined. POxy ined. POxy ined. PSI XI 1202 PSI XI 1206 POxy 1606 Herodotus, 3 Archilochus Iliad 13-14 Herodotus, 2, 4, 7 Unidentified prose Demosthenes, in Aphobum Lysias, Epitaphios ...
William Allen Johnson, 2004
2
Callimaque:
Luigi Lehnus, Franco Montanari. xiv 29- xv 22: 125. xiv 30-37: 113. xiv 38- xv 2: 113. xv 11-14: 113. xv 24-27: 105. xv 24- xvi 17: 125. PMiiVogl. [IX] 320-4: 116. PMiiVogl. inv. 28b: 13. PMiiVogl. inv. 1006: 13. POxy. IV 662 (= PLitLond 62): 101 , ...
Luigi Lehnus, Franco Montanari, 2002
3
The Tenants in the Vineyard: Ideology, Economics, and ...
PMich (continued) POxv XIV 1646 316 PMich V 230 339n225, POxy XIV 1689 316 345n258 POxy XIV 1692 [50] 164n45, 296n72, PMich VI 421 343 298-299, 304, PMich VI 422 344 315nl39, PMich VI 422^125 339nn222, 225 327nl79.
John S. Kloppenborg, 2006
4
Index of Verb Forms in Thucydides
Aegyptiacae: Π29 =PHarr.41 1.52–4 saec. p.C. ii–iii Π30 =PMich.141 7.57 saec. p.C.ii Π28 =PLund.21.49–50 saec.p.C.ii. Π1 = PWess. (Hudii W) 8.91 sq. saec. p.C. v Π2 =POxy.16+696 (Hudii O) 4.8–41 saec.p.C.i Π3 =POxy.17 2.7 sq. saec.
Peter Stork, 2008
5
Readers and Reading Culture in the Early Roman Empire
Aside from POxy 445 (the Iliad), the texts fall into two distinct types. First are a number of dramatic works, most of which are unusual plays: 4 plays of Sophocles ( Ichneutai, Eurypylos, Trachiniai, Theseus), and several plays (it appears) of ...
Department of Classics University of Cincinnati William A. Johnson Associate Professor, 2007
6
From Scholars to Scholia: Chapters in the History of Ancient ...
55a: 34 n. 74 PHerc. 460: 30 n. 52 PHerc. 1073: 30 n. 52 PHerc. 1425: 53 PHerc. 1538: 53 PLille 82; 76 + 79; 78b; 78a: 130, 131 n. 80 PLouvre 7733: 130 POsl. 13 : 53 POxy. inv. 84/17 (a) + 84/32 (a):153,154 n. 159, 157 POxy. 841: 134 POxy.
Franco Montanari, Lara Pagani, 2011
7
Women and Society in Greek and Roman Egypt: A Sourcebook
P.Oslo i i (excerpts) 283-4 P.Oxy. i 37 91 P.Oxy. i 71 col.2 lines 1-16 177 P.Oxy. i 91 214 P.Oxy. i 112 46 P.Oxy. i 114 191 P.Oxy. 1115 268 P.Oxy. i 129 152 P.Oxy. ii 237 cols. VI.4-VIII.7 138 P.Oxy. ii 242 41 P.Oxy. II 244 17 POxy. 11 261 133 ...
Jane Rowlandson, Roger S. Bagnall, 1998
8
The Secretary in the Letters of Paul
1155, 1481 POxy. 292 POxy. 1223, 1348 POxy. 1299 POxy. 531, 1160,1679 In the Middle: Disclosure Petition Ironic Rebuke Thanksgiving Greeting POxy. 1670 POxy. 1480 POxy. 113 POxy. 1070 POxy. 1765, 1070, 1679 At the End: Petition ...
Ernest Randolph Richards, 1991
9
Reflections/Women/Antiquity
114. 115. 116. POxy 1067. The editor suggests that the woman and her father used a scribe. PTebt 821. POxy 3313. POxy 528 (SP 1. 125), 744 (SP 105), 1070, 1159; ]EA 12, p. 61 (SP I. 155). PLond 42 (SP I. 97). POxy 1293, 1481, 1678; CP  ...
Foley,, 2013
10
Brill's Companion to Sophocles
178–200, not present in POxy 2180). The same provenance, the same hand, and the same columniation (20 lines, 11cm. in height) suggest the identication of the two fragments as parts of the same roll. Considering the width of the top and ...
Andreas Markantonatos, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «POXY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term poxy is used in the context of the following news items.
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10 Of The Finest Post-Match Interviews Ever Recorded
The interior monologue, the early use of the words 'poxy' and 'clobbered', the vaseline on the eyebrows, the in-joke about the teammate, the ... «Balls.ie, Jul 15»
2
Vincent Hogan: Tribesmen find missing appetite to devour Rebels
"'Twas pure poxy to be honest," the big Ardrahan man smiled in giddy recall. "They all opened up and I just stayed going." The goal hinted ... «Irish Independent, Jul 15»
3
Tribesmen find missing appetite to devour Rebels
"'Twas pure poxy to be honest," the big Ardrahan man smiled in giddy recall. "They all opened up and I just stayed going." The goal hinted ... «Irish Independent, Jul 15»
4
Kate Moss and Jamie Hince's marriage is 'over' but WHY can't the …
I wasn't going to go after a poxy model, let alone some girl I've known as a friend for years. 'Kate is both jealous and suspicious, the same as ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
5
Thug who killed Melanie McCarthy McNamara busted with phone in …
... McDonnell boasted: “Two in the head. The bitch is dead. Ha ha. Left his bitch all over the Sunday World front page. Best night of my poxy life.”. «Sunday World, Jul 15»
6
Plans for a 'disgusting eyesore' in Rickmansworth thrown out
That's a hell of a lot more microwaves than a poxy telephone mast. You are also being swept by RADAR, which is annoying, but Air Traffic ... «Watford Observer, Jul 15»
7
Music Collection – O Emperor
Like this is genuinely good, not “good” in the hipster irony sense of things, but actually good. Well, the B Section at 2:03 does get a bit poxy, but ... «Irish Times, Jul 15»
8
The bread and butter (and booze) of life
... could tile the belly of the Space Shuttle with it, re-entry temperatures are definitely required if you want to toast the poxy slices from frozen. «The Nelson Mail, Jul 15»
9
Eagle fights with two seagulls picture
That poxy weasel piggybacking a ride from a woodpecker can do one – because this is the hottest new wildlife photo of the year. It captures the ... «Metro, Jul 15»
10
Is Ireland's weather always this poxy in July? We investigated
Not exactly what you'd hope to open the curtains to on a Monday in July, but then again, this is Ireland. After a fairly promising June, it looks like ... «Yahoo News UK, Jul 15»

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