Graveyardy
adj, slang
adj, slang ·Uncommon ·College level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Resembling or characteristic of a graveyard. informal
"You can’t think how horrid and—and sort of fungusy she makes things. The whole hall smells of her dreadful crape. And she’s worse than papa ’bout Sundays, and has such a graveyardy way of talking."
Example
More examples"You can’t think how horrid and—and sort of fungusy she makes things. The whole hall smells of her dreadful crape. And she’s worse than papa ’bout Sundays, and has such a graveyardy way of talking."
Etymology
From graveyard + -y.
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