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Massy vs Sassy - What's the difference?

massy | sassy |

As adjectives the difference between massy and sassy

is that massy is heavy; massive while sassy is impudent.

As a noun massy

is .

massy

English

Adjective

(er)
  • Heavy; massive.
  • * 1587, Christopher Marlowe, Tamburlaine the Great
    • Their plumed helms are wrought with beaten gold, / Their swords enamell'd, and about their necks / Hang massy chains of gold down to the waist;
  • * 1874 Ralph Waldo Emerson, Heroic
    • When mountains tremble, those two massy pillars / With horrible convulsion to and fro
  • * 2003 October 5-8, J. A. Kosinski, 2003 IEEE Symposium on Ultrasonics , volume 1, ISBN 0-7803-7922-5, abstract, pages 70-73
    • We develop a set of six coupled equations governing the modal amplitudes and phase angles (mode-center offsets) for the flat, piezoelectric plate resonator with massy electrodes of unequal thickness.

    Noun

    (head)
  • * 1860, George Eliot, The Mill on the Floss
    • "But Lors ha' massy , how did you get near such mud as that?" said Sally, ...

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    sassy

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Impudent.
  • * 2007 , John Wood Sweet, Bodies Politic (page 303)
    • Many other jokes featured sassy servants besting their masters by playing dumb and taking instructions overly literally — another trope common in English servant jokes.
  • Bold and spirited; cheeky.
  • Somewhat sexy and provocative.
  • Vigorous.
  • Lively.
  • * 2012 , Jeff Koehler, Morocco: A Culinary Journey (page 10)
    • Olives and preserved lemons add sassy tartness to salads, chicken tagines, and fish dishes