Roachy
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Resembling or characteristic of cockroaches. US
"(a).—Active, wary, light-brown insects with a “roachy” odour, found in pantries and bakeries; several species but the most common is the Croton-Bug or German Cockroach. (Ectobia Germanica)"
- 2 Infested with cockroaches. US
"“Shelter is shelter, such a night as this, if it is the waste and desert gloom of Malone’s establishment with its mackerel-scented halls and roachy corners,” she continued, plunging into the shadows of the long, dim hall, and feeling in the dark for her door-knob; […]"
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More examples"(a).—Active, wary, light-brown insects with a “roachy” odour, found in pantries and bakeries; several species but the most common is the Croton-Bug or German Cockroach. (Ectobia Germanica)"
Etymology
From roach + -y.
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