hiccoughy

English

Etymology

From hiccough +‎ -y

Adjective

hiccoughy (comparative more hiccoughy, superlative most hiccoughy)

1. Resembling or characterized by hiccoughs.
   • 1944 September and October, A Former Pupil, “Some Memories of Crewe Works—I”, in Railway Magazine, page 283:

     The shop was driven by a hiccoughy old gas engine which sometimes packed up, to the great delight of all the juveniles.

Alternative forms

• hiccupy