KELPY | • kelpy n. Alternative form of kelpie (shapeshifting spirit). • KELPY n. (Scots) a water-horse, a fabulous beast, also KELPIE. |
KEMPY | • kempy adj. Alternative form of kemp. • KEMPY adj. of hair, coarse, like kemp. |
KYPES | • kypes n. Plural of kype. • KYPE n. a hook on the lower jaw of a male salmon. |
PARKY | • parky adj. Of, from, or related to a park or parks generally, especially parklike. • parky adj. Having parks or parklike areas. • parky n. Alternative spelling of parkie: a parkkeeper. |
PAWKY | • pawky adj. (Scotland, northern Britain) Shrewd, sly; often also characterised by a sarcastic sense of humour. • PAWKY adj. (Scots) drily or slily humorous. |
PEAKY | • peaky adj. Sickly; peaked. • peaky adj. Characterised by peaks. • PEAKY adj. off-colour, unwell. |
PECKY | • pecky adj. Discoloured by fungus growth or insects. • pecky adj. Inclined to peck. • PECKY adj. marked by decay caused by fungi. |
PERKY | • perky adj. Lively. • perky adj. Standing upright; firm. • PERKY adj. cheerful, lively. |
PESKY | • pesky adj. (Informal) Annoying, troublesome, irritating (usually of an animal or child). • PESKY adj. annoying. |
PICKY | • picky adj. Fussy; particular; demanding to have things just right. • picky n. (Informal) A picture. • PICKY adj. choosy, fastidious. |
PINKY | • pinky adj. Pinkish. • pinky n. (Uncountable, historical, slang, Australia) Methylated spirits mixed with red wine or Condy’s crystals. • pinky n. A baby mouse, especially when used as food for a snake, etc. |
PISKY | • pisky n. (West Country) Alternative form of pixie (supernatural being). • PISKY n. a small fairy, also PIXIE. |
POCKY | • pocky adj. Covered in pock marks; specifically, pox-ridden, syphilitic. • POCKY adj. covered with pock marks. |
POKEY | • pokey adj. (Of a room, house) of small volume, cramped. • pokey adj. (Slang) slow. • pokey adj. (Slang, of a car) fast. |
PORKY | • porky adj. Resembling or characteristic of pork. • porky adj. (Slang) Rather fat; chubby. • porky n. (MLE, slang) singulative of pork (“law enforcement”). |
PUKEY | • pukey adj. (Informal) Resembling vomit in colour, texture, etc. • pukey adj. (Informal) Inclined to vomit; sick. • pukey adj. (Informal) Vile; contemptible. |
PUNKY | • punky adj. (Geology) Of or pertaining to punk (touchwood); rotted or soft. • punky adj. Of or pertaining to the punk subculture. • punky n. Alternative spelling of punkie (“small two-winged fly or midge; lantern similar to a jack-o’-lantern”). |
SPIKY | • spiky adj. Having spikes, spiny. • spiky adj. Hostile; standoffish. • spiky adj. Of hair, erect, resembling spikes. |
YAPOK | • yapok n. The water opossum (Chironectes minimus). • YAPOK n. the South American opossum, also YAPOCK. |