squeezyadj.
/ˈskwiːzi/ Suggestive of, characterized by, squeezing; having a compressed or confined character. Also, capable of being squeezed, esp. as squeezy bottle, squeeze bottle. Also figurative.
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the world > space > extension in space > reduction in size or extent > [adjective] > compressing or constricting
compressive1578
constrictive1578
strangling1606
squeezy1751
strangulating1822
constricting1836
constringing1858
constringent1876
the world > matter > constitution of matter > softness > types of softness > [adjective] > squashy
squashy1698
squdgy1892
squashable1902
squeezy1971
society > occupation and work > equipment > receptacle or container > vessel > flask, flagon, or bottle > [noun] > bottle > flexible
squeeze bottle1953
squeezy bottle1971
1751 T. Gray Let. 10 Oct. in Corr. (1971) I. 352 The Women are few here, squeezy & formal, and little skill'd in amusing themselves or other People.
1759 Compl. Let.-writer (1768) 217 After her,..by Way of Contrast, the squeezy Mrs Ellen Risborough, contracting her Minuteness to a Shadow, with Stays..pinching her like [a] Pair of Nutcrackers.
1826 T. H. Lister Granby (ed. 2) I. xvii. 250 And then another squeezy quadrille—, and so on.
1843 I. F. Romer Rhone II. 142 A squeezy little room just large enough to contain my bed.
1866 M. E. Braddon Lady's Mile vii The deliciously-squeezy little drawing-rooms and ante-chambers..in Mayfair.
1971 R. A. Percy Charlesworth on Negligence (ed. 5) xviii. 732 Using a squeezy bottle to squirt coolant liquid into the interior of a workpiece on a centre lathe.
1972 Guardian 5 Dec. 16/6 Strong colours ready mixed in squeezy bottles, a boon for..young children.
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