quenchy

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English

Etymology

From quench +‎ -y.

Adjective

quenchy (comparative quenchier, superlative quenchiest)

  1. (uncommon, informal) Quenching.
    • 1792 December 29, John Parkinson, edited by William Collier, A Tour of Russia, Siberia and the Crimea, 1792–1794, London: Frank Cass & Co. Ltd., published 1971, →ISBN; quoted in A[nthony] G[lenn] Cross, “Contemporary British Responses (1762–1810) to the Personality and Career of Princess Ekaterina Romanovna Dashkova”, in C[atherine] M[ary] MacRobert, G[erald] S[tanton] Smith, G[erald] C[harles] Stone, editors, Oxford Slavonic Papers, volume XXVII (New Series), Oxford, Oxfordshire: Clarendon Press, 1994, →ISBN, page 57:
      After supper the Princess made us drink some Quass: they put a little mint into it. It is certainly a very quenchy draught. The Princess could not help exclaiming how much is this superior to lemonade.
    • 1929 July 12, “A Week-end Treat from the Blue Ridge Mountains”, in Elmira Star-Gazette, volume 23, number 10, Elmira, N.Y., →OCLC, page 8:
      Let the children drink their fill . . . They’ll love it and it’s doubly good for them, America’s “quenchiest” beverage.
    • 1941, Esquire: The Magazine for Men, volume XVI, New York, N.Y., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 67, column 3:
      Not quite so quenchy but more cogent is the Ramos, or New Orleans Fizz
    • 1957 December 27, “Here’s cent-sational value! Big 1¢ sale”, in The Morning Call, number 22,109, Allentown, Pa., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 36:
      For only one penny more, you get a full quart of Upper-10, the quenchiest lime ’n’ lemon drink you ever tasted, when you buy a full quart of RC, the quality cola, at regular price.
    • 1960 May 22, “Twist”, in Parade (The Sunday Press; volume 11, number 40), Binghamton Press Sunday edition, Binghamton, N.Y., →OCLC, page 37:
      New quick and quenchy TWIST—instant soft drink kids can’t resist […] Twist is the newest, the quenchiest! Cool, quick and good! A soft drink mix in your favorite flavors.
    • 1965 February 17, “Mid Winter Sunshine Festival!”, in The Boston Globe, volume 187, number 48, Boston, Mass.: Globe Newspaper Co., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 38:
      Stir moderately, then add more Cott Orange Soda and enjoy the quenchiest orange refresher you ever tasted.
    • 1977 May, “The Walkerschnapper was here”, in Better Homes and Gardens, volume 55, number 5, Des Moines, Ia.: Meredith Corporation, →ISSN, →OCLC, page M15:
      Pack a highball glass with lots of ice, pour in 1½ ounces of Hiram Walker Peppermint Schnapps, top with tomato juice, stir, and you’ve got yourself a Walkerschnapper. A Hiram Walker Walkerschnapper. But not for long. Because it’s the zippiest, crispiest, quenchiest drink you ever put between your lips.
    • 1979 June, “112 Summer Bargains”, in Mademoiselle, New York, N.Y.: Condé Nast Publications Inc., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 144:
      From the quenchiest 1¢ drink here to the go-everywhere $4 dress up ahead, you’ve got it made in the shade!
    • 1997, Andrew Miller, chapter 5, in Ingenious Pain: A Novel, New York, N.Y.: Harcourt Brace & Company, →ISBN, page 243:
      Drank my first glass of Kvas, made from malt water. Very quenchy.
    • 1999 August 4, Bob Pastorio, “FoodFlight: Carla to show off her ‘tomato stuff’”, in The Daily News Leader, 109th year, number 185, Staunton, Va., →ISSN, →OCLC, page A11, column 2:
      The combination of vinegar, oil and the juices from the veggies is sparklingly quenchy. It tastes good and satisfies.
    • 2006 July 14, Tim Hedrick, “The Desert”, in Avatar: The Last Airbender, season 2 (Book Two: Earth), episode 11, spoken by Sokka (Jack DeSena), →OCLC:
      Drink cactus juice. It’ll quench ya! Nothing’s quenchier. It’s the quenchiest!
    • 2011, Sean Anthony McFadyen, “The Beatings”, in One Journey, Different Pathways: A Scotsman’s Life Story, : Xulon Press, →ISBN, page 66:
      Normally I would just buy a few bags of chips or crisps as they say in the UK and a quenchy cup drink.
    • 2019 April 3, Nicole Carbon, “As sun shines more, so do these wines”, in Sun Coast Lifestyles: Health & Leisure (Port Charlotte Sun), Port Charlotte, Fla.: Sun Coast Media Group, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 4, column 1:
      This white wine exudes flavors of grapefruit, lemon and gooseberries. It is crisp with well-balanced acidity, and can be described as “quenchy,” a word a friend of mine in the wine industry uses to describe these exact characteristics.
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