quisby
quisby · more quisby · most quisby
Mean; destitute; strangeMean; destitute; strange.
Meaning
3 senses(UK, archaic, slang)Mean; destitute; strange.
(UK, archaic, slang)In difficult circumstances; in trouble.
(UK, archaic, slang)Drunk; tipsy.
Origin
Uncertain; perhaps quiz + -by, or from queer or Queer Street (“difficult circumstances”).Uncertain; perhaps quiz + -by, or from queer or Queer Street (“difficult circumstances”).
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Forms
more quisby, most quisby| Comparative | more quisby Lesson |
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| Superlative | most quisby Lesson |
regular
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form