posey

See also: Posey

English

Etymology

From pose +‎ -y.

Adjective

posey (comparative posier, superlative posiest)

1. (British, informal) Pretentious; posturing.
   • 1994, Theatre Record, volume 14, numbers 9-16, page 896:

     […] I missed one of Freda's main revelations because I got distracted by the posey glide she was making across the room […]

Derived terms

• posily

Anagrams

• poesy, poyse, poësy, sepoy