Christmassyadj.
/ˈkrɪsməsi/, U.S. /ˈkrɪsməsi/ colloquial.
Characteristic of or suitable for Christmas, esp. in being festive, jolly, etc., or in being associated with or evocative of a traditional Christmas.
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society > faith > worship > liturgical year > feast, festival > specific Christian festivals > Christmas > [adjective]
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1852 C. Dickens in Boston Daily Atlas 12 Jan. I have kept Christmas in Constantinople..endeavoring to persuade myself that it was cold and ‘Christmassy’ (though it wasn't).
1894 Pall Mall Gaz. 20 Dec. 8/3 Oxford, with the undergraduates out of the way and a foot or two of snow in the streets, would look very Christmassy.
1957 New Yorker 16 Nov. 157/1 Anticipating the Christmas-party season..trimming bird-cage veils with Christmassy gewgaws.
1987 A. Theroux Adultery (1997) 59 A warm, Christmassy person, filled with sympathy and light.
2010 Church Times 15 Jan. 16/4 Christmassy food such as figgy pudding, or Brussels sprouts tossed in olive oil, garlic, and Stilton.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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