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kissy.

Sentimentally affectionate.

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj

  1. Sentimentally affectionate.

  2. Tending to kiss.

    informal

  3. Tending to kiss frequently.

    informal
    We sat behind an obnoxiously kissy couple in the cinema.

  4. Suited to kissing; resembling or relating to kissing.

    informal
    kissy lips
Where this word comes from

From kiss (noun and verb) + -y (adjectival suffix).

noun

  1. Diminutive of kiss.

    diminutive · form-of · informal
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kw(e)s-der. Proto-Germanic *kussaz Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Germanic *-janą Proto-Germanic *kussijaną Proto-West Germanic *kussijan Old English cyssan Middle English kissen English kiss Proto-Germanic *-j-, *-ij- Proto-West Germanic *-i, *-ī Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English kissy From kiss (noun) + -y (diminutive suffix).

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