fozy

[ foh-zee, foz-ee ]

adjective

, Chiefly Scot.

, fo·zi·er, fo·zi·est.

1. spongy; loose-textured.
2. (of a vegetable or fruit) overripe.
3. (of a person) fat; flabby.
4. Informal. dull-witted; stupid; fatheaded.

Other Words From

• fozi·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of fozy¹

1815–25; compare Dutch voos spongy, Low German fussig

Example Sentences

The oranges look well outside, but the moment you have penetrated the rind, you find that they have been boiled and are fozy.

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