Jo-jeezly

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Stubborn, ornery, cantankerous. Maine, US, not-comparable

    "Longer’n a hard winter: Endless, as, “That jo-jeezly game warden lectured me longer’n a hard winter.”"

  2. 2
    Unpleasant, bad. Maine, US, not-comparable

    "Everywhere I went I heard complaints: “Godfrey mighty! Ain’t this heat a killer? Haven’t seen anything so jo-jeezly since eighty-seven!”"

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"Longer’n a hard winter: Endless, as, “That jo-jeezly game warden lectured me longer’n a hard winter.”"

Etymology

Compare jeezly (general intensifier).

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