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gaspy, a. rare.|ˈgɑːspɪ, -æ-|
[f. gasp n. + -y1.]
Having a tendency to gasp.
1879G. Meredith Egoist I. xiv. 255 The august great robes back-flowing and foaming over the gaspy page-boys.
Hence ˈgaspiness (in quot. fig.).
1892Spectator 9 Jan. 48 Gaspiness is one of the worst flaws in most English Hymns. |