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Definition of Tossy
1. a. Tossing the head, as in scorn or pride; hence, proud; contemptuous; scornful; affectedly indifferent; as, a tossy commonplace.
Definition of Tossy
1. Adjective. Tossing the head, as in scorn or pride; hence, proud, contemptuous, affectedly indifferent. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Tossy
1. pert [adj TOSSIER, TOSSIEST] - See also: pert
Medical Definition of Tossy
1. Tossing the head, as in scorn or pride; hence, proud; contemptuous; scornful; affectedly indifferent; as, a tossy commonplace. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Tossy
Literary usage of Tossy
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Journal by Detroit (Mich.). City Council, Prince Edward Island. Legislative Council (1901)
"tossy: Resolved, That Andrew Ross be and he is hereby appointed member of the
... tossy. Weiler, Wildman and the President—22. Adopted as follows. By Aid. ..."
2. Belgravia by Mary Elizabeth Braddon (1883)
"tossy wished to visit Edinburgh again, and here in Edinburgh we arrived two ...
This evening, after dining at six, I went out to post a note from tossy to ..."
3. Sessional Papers by Ontario Legislative Assembly (1904)
"1st, GA tossy; 2nd, WB Nantel; 3rd, JJ Pickard; 4th, WR Walker. Hen*, 15.—1st,
2nd and 4th, GA tossy; 3rd, WR Walker. DARK BRAHMAS. ( acki, 6. ..."
4. Manual of the Constitutional Convention of Michigan, 1907 by Michigan Constitutional Convention (1907)
"Mr. tossy is a carpenter by trade and pursued that occupation until 1897. ...
Mr. tossy has been interested all his life in the labor question. ..."
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