adjectiveWord forms: -zier or -ziest Scottish dialect
1.
spongy; having a loose texture
2.
spiritless; dull
fozy in American English
(ˈfouzi, ˈfɑzi)
adjectiveWord forms: -zier, -ziestchiefly Scot
1.
spongy; loose-textured
2. (of a vegetable or fruit)
overripe
3. (of a person)
fat; flabby
4. informal
dull-witted; stupid
Derived forms
foziness
noun
Word origin
[1815–25; cf. D voos spongy, LG fussig]This word is first recorded in the period 1815–25. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: aggressive, coupon, diorama, pullout, welterweight