hostessyadj.

/ˈhəʊstɪsi/

Etymology: < hostess n. + -y suffix¹.

Pertaining to, or typical of, a hostess; hospitable.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > social event > hospitality > hospitable person > [adjective]

hostly1893

hostessy1930

1930 J. B. Priestley Angel Pavement iii. 108 And then, too, all the time you were so worried and anxious about the food and the serving, you were expected to be keeping the conversation going, terribly bright and hostessy.

1939 ‘N. Blake’ Smiler with Knife 21 She would assume a gushing, hostessy manner.

1945 Penguin New Writing 26 62 Betty Mordon began by being affably hostessy towards him.

1967 D. Francis Blood Sport i. 13 Idle hostessy chat.

1973 J. Burrows Like Evening Gone i. 18 Greta has been making hostessy interested noises.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1976; most recently modified version published online March 2018).

单词	hostessy
释义	hostessyadj. /ˈhəʊstɪsi/ Etymology: < hostess n. + -y suffix¹. Pertaining to, or typical of, a hostess; hospitable. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > social event > hospitality > hospitable person > [adjective] hostly1893 hostessy1930 1930 J. B. Priestley Angel Pavement iii. 108 And then, too, all the time you were so worried and anxious about the food and the serving, you were expected to be keeping the conversation going, terribly bright and hostessy. 1939 ‘N. Blake’ Smiler with Knife 21 She would assume a gushing, hostessy manner. 1945 Penguin New Writing 26 62 Betty Mordon began by being affably hostessy towards him. 1967 D. Francis Blood Sport i. 13 Idle hostessy chat. 1973 J. Burrows Like Evening Gone i. 18 Greta has been making hostessy interested noises. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1976; most recently modified version published online March 2018). < adj.1930
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