duchessy

English

Etymology

duchess +‎ -y

Adjective

duchessy (comparative more duchessy, superlative most duchessy)

1. (informal) Like a duchess; with a superior feminine elegance.
   • 1906, Warwick Deeping, Bess of the woods:

     And she had a figure, too; one of them big, duchessy-looking ladies she was, as would make you think as they'd need extra webbing in their beds.

   • 1945, Joseph Chamberlain Furnas, How America lives:

     Fortunately Kathryn looks her most duchessy in evening gowns and Bo is unusually philosophical about boiled shirts.

Synonyms

• duchesslike