quisby adjective 3noun 1forms 3 adjective3 •(slang, no longer used) Mean; destitute; strange. •(slang, no longer used) In difficult circumstances; in trouble. •(slang, no longer used) Drunk; tipsy."[…] Did you know that my husband came home intoxicated?" Mrs. Brown laughed. "Oh, not so bad as that, surely! Only a little 'screwed.' George was 'quisby,' too. But then its Christmas, you know." — 1889 noun1 •(slang, no longer used) A wretch; an idle person. formsquisbies · more quisby · most quisby
