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toppy

toppy

8.9
The strongest part is at the start, like a wine's first taste
  • adjective
  • /ˈtɑpi/
  • Jargon
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  • The market feels toppy after several weeks of rapid increases in share prices.
  • toppy market

Examples

  • Investors are wary as they think the housing market is still toppy after last year's surge.

  • Many analysts believe the current stock prices are toppy and could decrease soon.

  • The stock market has looked toppy for a while; it wouldn't have been surprising if it had fallen on a Romney win too.

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Antonyms

balanced
101 1.0

Having different parts in the right amounts so the whole is fair and steady

How Top-heavy

toppy
  • Jargon
8.9
lopsided
19 4.3
uneven
42 2.3
balanced
101 1.0

Surface Forms

toppy positive
toppier comparative
toppest superlative

Morphology

toppy = top (transparent) = top + y

Regular adjective formation from the noun 'top' with the productive suffix '-y', so meaning is directly derived as 'having or characterised by a top or top-like quality'.

Etymology

The word toppy comes from top meaning 'highest part' and the ending -y meaning 'full of'. So something toppy has its strongest part at the top or right at the start, which is why a wine can be called 'toppy' when its first flavors stand out or a market 'toppy' when it seems to have peaked.