hissy
/ˈhɪsi/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 2.41 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Accompanied with hisses.
Example Sentences
- "Each is very inexpensive ($60 per two-pack for the Midland, $100 a pair for the Audiovox), and feels it. Each is also tiny, no bigger than a bar of Ivory. Both are far hissier than their more expensive rivals, and don't have as much range (more on this in a moment)."
- "Viewers were aghast. . . . As co-host Regis Philbin flinched, Gifford launched into a teary, it's-not-my-fault, TV hissy fit: "You can say I'm ugly, you can say I'm not talented, but when you say I don't care about children, how dare you!""
- "Midwestern-bred and still wholesome despite his exposure to New York’s hissiest, Sam remains the play’s anchor."
- "get into a hissy"
Etymology
Etymology tree English hiss Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English hissy From hiss + -y.
Usage
- American usage