Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In a tossy manner; pertly; with affected indifference, carelessness, or contempt.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adverb rare In a tossy manner.
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- adverb In a
tossy manner.
Etymologies
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tossy + -ly
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Examples
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"You might have believed it if you'd believed me, son Thomas," said the old lady tossily.
The Brownies and Other Tales Juliana Horatia Gatty Ewing 1863
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