horsy
1
6.6
- adjective
- /ˈhɔrzi/
:
equestre
- The tall man with the horsy features stood out at the horse show.
- horsy face
Examples
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Even in her sweaty, horsy T-shirt, Lindsay was fresh, together, somehow visibly rich.
Fiction book (1993) -
"This is an honor," the President said in a deep horsy voice.
Fiction book (2001) -
Her face was white, frightened; she had a red necktie and matching hat and large horsy teeth, and then he was past her.
Fiction book (1994) -
She'd been sent to a horsy Warrenton girls' school run by a severe French headmistress
Fiction book (1991) -
If you admired horses, you'd go for her with her arched neck and horsy buttocks, so high and haunchy you'd want to clap her on the rear.
Fiction book (1997) -
He stood half a head too tall for his build, and his face was a disheveled, horsy fright, obviously never genetically adjusted, unless to accentuate the ugliness.
Fiction book (1999) -
She wore a horsy expression as she watched the equestrians compete.
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After years of riding, she developed a horsy look that many admired.
Synonyms
15
6.1
About riding horses or horse riders
Loves horses and enjoys riding and horse activities
Having the shape or movement of a horse
Compounds
How Horse-Like
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Horsy comes from horse plus the ending -y, which turns a noun into an adjective meaning 'like' or 'full of', as in snowy. So horsy means 'like a horse' or showing a strong love of horses.