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lippy

lippy

7.6
Full, noticeable lips that stand out on the face
  • adjective
  • /ˈlɪpi/
  • Informal
translation icon : carnoso
  • He has lippy features that make him stand out in a crowd.

Examples

  • The model walked down the runway, showcasing her lippy, glamorous look.

  • The director is nothing but compassion, kneeling beside her with a lippy, expressive face almost like a mother's, a sister's.

    Fiction book (1996)

  • Her lippy smile lit up the room, drawing everyone's attention.

Synonyms

thick-lipped
vslippy
5.2

Having large, full lips

highlights lips being full and prominent more than mere thickness

How Full

lippy
  • Informal
7.6
pouty
15 4.2

Surface Forms

lippy positive
lippier comparative
lippiest superlative

Morphology

lippy = lip (transparent) = lip + y

The adjective is a standard formation from 'lip' + '-y' meaning 'having prominent lips'; the meaning is directly predictable from the base.

Etymology

Lippy comes from lip + -y, where lip is the body part and -y means 'having' or 'full of', a simple idea you also see in the word 'lipstick'. So lippy can mean having full or noticeable lips.