pipy

[ pahy-pee ]

adjective

, pip·i·er, pip·i·est.

1. pipelike; tubular.
2. piping; piping; pipe; shrill:

   a pipy voice.

Word History and Origins

Origin of pipy¹

First recorded in 1715–25; pipe ¹ + -y ¹

Example Sentences

We get the sad spectacle of “Pipy,” Pied Piper’s answer to the old Microsoft Office assistant Clippy, showing users to how to complete a task in just six easy clicks.

From New York Times

Pipy, pī′pi, adj. like a pipe: tubular.

From Project Gutenberg

It was the time when a deep silence comes Upon the summer earth, and all the birds Have ceased from singing, and the world is still As midnight, and if any live thing move— Some fur-clad creature, or cool gliding snake— Within the pipy overgrowth of weeds, The ear can catch the rustle, and the trees And earth and air are listening.

From Project Gutenberg

The pipy hemlock to strange overgrowth;

From Project Gutenberg

"I can scarce agree with you, Sir Richard," said he in a thin, pipy voice.

From Project Gutenberg