hiccoughy

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English

Etymology

From hiccough +‎ -y.

Adjective

hiccoughy (comparative more hiccoughy, superlative most hiccoughy)

  1. Resembling or characterized by hiccoughs.
    • 1944 September and October, A Former Pupil, “Some Memories of Crewe Works—I”, in Railway Magazine, page 283:
      The shop was driven by a hiccoughy old gas engine which sometimes packed up, to the great delight of all the juveniles.

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