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Poxy vs Coxy - What's the difference?

poxy | coxy |

As adjectives the difference between poxy and coxy

is that poxy is (medicine) suffering from pox while coxy is (obsolete) cocky.

poxy

English

Alternative forms

* poxie

Adjective

(er)
  • (medicine) suffering from pox
  • sickening; unsatisfactory; generally bad

    • Related terms

    * pockmark * pockmarked * chickenpox * smallpox

    See also

    * lousy

    coxy

    English

    Adjective

  • (obsolete) cocky
  • * 1859 "Adam Bede" - George Eliot
  • *:...couldn't abide a fellow who thought he made himself fine by being coxy to's betters...