stompy

English

Etymology

From stomp +‎ -y.

Adjective

stompy (comparative stompier, superlative stompiest)

1. (music) Of a stomping style of dance, or music appropriate to such a dance.
   • 2009 January 16, “Pop and Rock Listings”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     This Welsh five-piece plays stompy rock ’n’ roll with almost anthemic choruses and a hint of hardcore aggression — the vocalist Matt Davies has an epic scream, although he rarely employs it.

2. Aggressive-looking in a way that suggests stomping.
   • 2008, Benjamin Tyson Duranske, Virtual law: navigating the legal landscape of virtual worlds:

     It is hoped LaRoche is happy with "Weber's" pigtails, butterfly wings, green tutu, zebra leggings, and stompy boots, because that's what she's stuck with […]

Derived terms

• stompily