stressy

English

Etymology

From stress +‎ -y.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛsi

Adjective

stressy (comparative stressier, superlative stressiest)

1. (colloquial) stressful
   • 2007, Damien Wilkins, For Everyone Concerned: And Other Stories, page 28:

     That was one reason the Amsterdam show was so stressy. We'd been put on notice by the Board. Their nostrils strained for even a whiff of gay porn.

2. (colloquial) stressed; irritable
   • 2009, Cathy Cassidy (quoting a letter), Letters To Cathy

     My dad's job is under threat and he is so stressy these days it's a nightmare being anywhere near him. He yells a lot and he's so unfair!