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Definition of Stymy
1. Verb. Hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of. "His brother blocked him at every turn"
Specialized synonyms: Stonewall, Filibuster, Check, Hang, Bottleneck
Generic synonyms: Forbid, Foreclose, Forestall, Preclude, Prevent
Derivative terms: Blockage, Blockage, Hindrance, Obstructer, Obstruction, Obstructor, Stymie
2. Noun. A situation in golf where an opponent's ball blocks the line between your ball and the hole.
3. Noun. A thwarting and distressing situation.
Definition of Stymy
1. Noun. (alternative spelling of stymie) ¹
2. Verb. (alternative spelling of stymie) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Stymy
1. to stymie [v -MIED, -MYING, -MIES] - See also: stymie
Lexicographical Neighbors of Stymy
Literary usage of Stymy
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Adult Literacy And New Technologies: Tools For A Lifetime by Office of Technology Assessment (1994)
"High inmate turnover and prohibitions on contact with released inmates stymy
evaluation efforts. The director maintains a positive outlook: The ultimate ..."
2. Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Court of Common Pleas: On by Great Britain Court of Common Pleas, Alfred James Peter Lutwyche (1847)
"... adjoining township of stymy. . 11 r • i 'nK to certain The Shrewsbury Hospital
was founded in pursuance on* g°vernor of the will of Gilbert, ..."
3. Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Court of Common Pleas: On by Alfred James Peter Lutwyche, Great Britain Court of Common Pleas (1847)
"... adjoining township of stymy. &£!'£ The Shrewsbury Hospital was founded in
pursuance one governor of the will of Gilbert, Earl of Shrewsbury, by Henry, ..."
4. Northumberland Words by Richard Oliver Heslop, Harry Haldane, Oliver Heslop (1894)
"... of denudation thus made has been filled by a deposit of solid sandstone.
Compare STONE-DIKE. Sidney, stymy, a hard, glazed marble used in boys' play. ..."