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Definition of Stewy
1. having the characteristics of a stew (food cooked by stewing) [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Stewy
Literary usage of Stewy
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Biographical Dictionary of Well-known British Columbians: With a Historical by John Blaine Kerr (1890)
"Mr- Moss then returned to stewy where he secured a letter from Mr. Brew, stating
that the main body having accomplished their object, namely the capture of ..."
2. The Gentleman's Magazine (1905)
"At every corner I was met by a hot, stewy blast, till I got quite ill. On Sunday
I heard there was to be a grand Military Mass at the camp, ..."
3. Macmillan's Magazine by David Masson, George Grove, John Morley, Mowbray Morris (1864)
"... apoplexy in the sun, men are supposed to transact official work from morn till
stewy eve. Is it fair to expect high efficiency under such circumstances? ..."
4. Handley Cross by Robert Smith Surtees (1903)
"A greasy-collared, jerkin', lank-aired waiter, casts a second- and badly washed
web over a slip of table, in a stewy, red-curtained box, into which the sun ..."
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