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# hussy

noun (hussies)

«hussy» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

old use, now rude: a bold or cheeky girl or woman, used as an insult. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hussy/#m1)

### In the lessons

in old tales, a scolding word a mother uses for a daughter who answers back

### Examples

- "You shall go, hussy!" said the mother. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hussy/#x1)
- The pert hussy answered back. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hussy/#x2)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «hussy» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hussy/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«hussy» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/hussy.html) on Mova free.