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Meaning of "tousy" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF TOUSY

tousy  [ˈtaʊzɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TOUSY

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

WHAT DOES TOUSY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of tousy in the English dictionary

The definition of tousy in the dictionary is tousled or unkempt.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TOUSY


blousy
ˈblaʊzɪ
blowsy
ˈblaʊzɪ
blowzy
ˈblaʊzɪ
bowsey
ˈbaʊzɪ
browsy
ˈbraʊzɪ
Dalhousie
dælˈhaʊzɪ
drowsy
ˈdraʊzɪ
frouzy
ˈfraʊzɪ
frowsy
ˈfraʊzɪ
frowzy
ˈfraʊzɪ
housey-housey
ˈhaʊzɪˈhaʊzɪ
lousy
ˈlaʊzɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TOUSY

tournure
touronaut
Tours
tours de force
tous-les-mois
touse
touser
tousle
tousled
Toussaint L´Ouverture
toustie
tout
tout court
tout de suite
tout ensemble
tout le monde
Toutatis
touter
toutie
touzle

WORDS THAT END LIKE TOUSY

bousy
busy
circusy
drusy
embusy
humusy
jealousy
mousy
over-busy
statusy
unbusy

Synonyms and antonyms of tousy in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «tousy» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TOUSY

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

Translator English - Chinese

蓬松
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

tousy
570 millions of speakers

English

tousy
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

tousy
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

tousy
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

tousy
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

tousy
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

tousy
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

tousy
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Toh
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

tousy
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

tousy
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

tousy
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tousy
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tousy
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

tousy
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

टॉझी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

tousy
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

tousy
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

tousy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

tousy
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

tousy
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

tousy
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

tousy
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

tousy
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

tousy
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of tousy

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TOUSY»

The term «tousy» is used very little and occupies the 151.157 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TOUSY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «tousy» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «tousy» 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 tousy

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TOUSY»

Discover the use of tousy in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to tousy and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The English Dialect Dictionary: T-Z. Supplement. ...
Sc. He was a wee toustie when you rubbed him again' the hair — but a kind, weel -meaning man, Scott Canongate (18271 iii. Frf. The maid knew the maister was a thochtie toustie, Mackenzie Northern Pine (1897) 371. Lth. (Jam.) TOUSY, adj.
Joseph Wright, 1905
2
The Ashgate Research Companion to Queer Theory
I am now proof as Hamlet says both against man & woman' (Bennett 1983, 255-6 ). Not only does Shelley's playful remembrance of her youthful tendency to get ' tousy- mousy' for women unravel the tidy weave of heteronormative presumption  ...
Ms Noreen Giffney, Mr Michael O'Rourke, 2012
3
The English Dialect Dictionary, Being the Complete ...
Per. The women wear a short gown, which they call a Tosh, Mom-EAT" Dunblane (I835' 84, cd. 1887. Dmf. WALLACE Schoolmasler (I899) 341. TOUSLE, TOUSS( E, see Touzle, Touse. TOUSSER, TOUSSIE, see Touser, Tousy. TOUSTIE, adj.
Joseph Wright, 1905
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The English dialect dictionary
Sc. He was a wee toustie when you rubbed him again' the hair—but a kind, weel- meaning man, ScoTr Canongate (1827) iii. Frt'. The maid knew the maistcr was a thochtie toustie, MACKENZIE Northern Pl'ne (1897) 271. Lth. (Jar-1.) TOUSY ...
Joseph Wright
5
A Forest Hearth: A Romance of Indiana in the Thirties
He left the house much agitated, and returned to see Miss Tousy. After a consultation with that lady covering an hour, he went to the tavern and took the stage for home. Next day, in the midst of Die's struggles for peace, and at a time when he ...
Charles Major, 1903
6
The Living Age ...
You've heard of men going to the dogs: mine went to them right enough—nothing in Peter Powrie's silly head but Dandie Dinmonts! He would travel a hundred miles to see. a. show. of. the. tousy. brutes,. even. if. it. cost him his situation.
‎1911
7
The Academy
Of course, we take it that the " tousy tike " means the " woppse's " career — but can we not look to him to say what he means, particularly in the Athenaeum? One might have expected from the opening of this marvel of the verse maker's art that  ...
‎1908
8
La Lune Blanche
Jocelyn looked at his face in the mirror-slightly sleepy blue eyes looked at him, his right cheek was rosier than other (it was the pillow), the hair was tousy-- fluttering his eyelids he gave his hair a smooth, bulged his lower lip and made eyes at ...
Lara Biuts, 2009
9
History of the Original Town of Concord: Being the Present ...
... N. Y. The following is Sillick Canfield's family record : PARENTS. Sillick. Canfield,. born. Sept. 12,. 1791. ;. married. Jan. 22,. 1814,. to Susanna Tousy; died Sept. 20, 1865. Susanna Tousy, died March 4, 1857. CHILDREN. Orrin S., born ...
Erasmus Briggs, 1883
10
The Poems of Allan Ramsay: With Glossary, Life of the ...
Tam Lutar wes thair menstral meit', O Lord, as he could lanss "i He playit sa schrill, and sang sa sweit, While Tousy tuke a transs s, _ ' Auld Auld Lightfute thair he did forleit *, ' ' And. * Go to the gallows. G. D. 239. 1' She reckoned him not worth ...
Allan Ramsay, 1800

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TOUSY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term tousy is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Dundee United striker Nadir Ciftci accused of BITING Jim McAlister …
McAlister was booked towards the end of a tousy second half after committing several rash tackles, having seemingly lost his temper. He was then confronted by ... «Daily Mail, May 15»
2
Alex Miller on Rangers, Hibs and selling ice cream
“These matches had gotten quite tousy and a warning came down from on high that we weren't to go mad.” “That would be you, all right,” says Ann, passing me ... «Scotsman, May 15»
3
Shebeens continue operating near schools
Surprisingly, the Chief of Law Reform in the Ministry of Justice, Tousy Namiseb, yesterday said he was unaware of such submission from the Ministry of ... «New Era, May 15»
4
Celtic keeper Craig Gordon: I didn't appreciate Hearts 2006 cup win …
The tempestuous Turk has scored in the last two games between the sides, including last weekend's tousy affair at Tannadice when the keeper got a fingertip to ... «Glasgow Evening Times, Mar 15»
5
Champions League action could cause TV blackout for Celtic's …
McGlennan has until 3pm today to decide if anyone should be given a suspension for their actions during the tousy match, during which Paul Dixon was also ... «Glasgow Evening Times, Mar 15»
6
Celtic skipper Scott Brown wants cup final success for Ronny Deila
As is his nature, Brown has done nothing to dampen down the tensions which last weekend's tousy affair generated, supporting Deila's view that Aidan Connolly ... «Glasgow Evening Times, Mar 15»
7
Double jeopardy: Ronny Deila faces sweat over cup final as Celtic …
The Celtic manager will review footage of the ninth-minute incident which saw the Dutch defender red-carded along with Paul Paton in the tousy tie at Tannadice ... «Glasgow Evening Times, Mar 15»
8
Ronny Deila hails Euro rebound Bhoys as Celtic stay on course for …
... League Group Stage, but avoided a ban by not seeing yellow again in any of the other four ties he played, including last week's tousy affair in the San Siro. «Glasgow Evening Times, Mar 15»
9
Rangers struggle but take a point from Falkirk Friday night trip
By that point the game had descended into a far more tousy affair than the opening half had been. As freezing, steady rain fell, neither side seemed capable of ... «Glasgow Evening Times, Feb 15»
10
Angry Bo'ness boss disputes red card
... in answering Penicuik's appeals for donations to two local foodbanks, but there was little in the way of reward for them on the pitch in a tousy opening period. «Edinburgh Evening News, Dec 14»

REFERENCE
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