chessyadj.
/ˈtʃɛsi/ colloquial.
Characteristic of good chess-play.
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chessy1883
1883 Gunsberg in Knowledge 15 June 365/1 Q to Kt 7 would have been more chessy.
1883 Daily News 19 July 5/1 Such encounters..are often more productive of ‘chessy’ situations than match games.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online March 2019).
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adj.1883- to keep a person forthcoming
- to keep a person guessing
- to keep a person honest
- to keep a person in countenance
- to keep a person in gammon
- to keep a person in hand
- to keep a person in the dark
- to keep a person in the dark about
- to keep a person in the dark as to
- to keep a person in the dark etc
- to keep a person on ice
- to keep a person on the edge of her seat
- to keep a person on the edge of his seat
- to keep a person play
- to keep a person's house
- to keep a person's stead
- to keep a quarter
- to keep a quiet sough
- to keep a school
- to keep a seat or place warm
- to keep a sharp look-out
- to keep a sharp lookout
- to keep a stiff upper lip
- to keep a still tongue in one's head
- to keep a stir