weazeny

English

Etymology

From weazen +‎ -y.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwiːzəni/

Adjective

weazeny (comparative more weazeny, superlative most weazeny)

1. (archaic, colloquial) Somewhat weazen; shrivelled.
   • 1853–1864, James Russell Lowell, “(please specify the page)”, in Fireside Travels, Boston, Mass.: Ticknor and Fields, published 1864, →OCLC:

     weazeny baked pears

   • 1867, J. T. Newell, Hog Hunting in the East: And Other Sports:

     The head was supported by a neck, long, pinched, and weazeny, and was surmounted by a somewhat worn and ragged puggree, from the sides of which a few straggling grey hairs escaped

References

• “weazeny”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.