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cressy¹

  • /ˈkɹɛsi/

Sounds like Cressy, Cressey, Crecy

Where it comes from

From cress + -y.

adjective more cressy · most cressy

  1. Abounding in cresses. Between the copse and the brook, the slope was covered with pale lilac lady's-smocks, each standing separately in the grass, a frail stalk of bloom above a spread of cressy leaves.
  2. Resembling or characteristic of cress. a slightly cressy flavor

Cressy²

Sounds like Cressey, Crecy

Where it comes from

From French Crécy.

proper noun

  1. Synonym of Crecy (Crecy-en-Ponthieu, Crecy Forest, Crecy Campaign, Battle of Crecy)

    Similar: Crecy

  2. Former name of Cressey: a census-designated place in Merced County, California, United States.
  3. A surname from Anglo-Norman.
  4. A town in Northern Midlands council area, eastern Tasmania, Australia.
  5. A locality in the Shire of Colac Otway and the Shire of Corangamite, south western Victoria, Australia

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@misc{cressy_2026,
  title = {cressy},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cressy},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}