mathsy

English

Etymology

From maths +‎ -y.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mæθsi/

Adjective

mathsy (comparative more mathsy, superlative most mathsy)

1. (colloquial) Of or relating to mathematics, typically of a complex kind.

   Synonym: mathy

   • 2012, Colin Beveridge, Basic Maths Practice Problems For Dummies, page 18:

     The second, and more mathsy, way of working out the probability is like this: […]

   • 2014, Kjartan Poskitt, Murderous Maths: All Shapes and Sizes, page 165:

     So if a mathsy person slips over and slams his face into the corner of a washing machine, he should tell the doctor “I've just bashed my nose on a vertex.”

Anagrams

• Mathys