"spammy" meaning in All languages combined

See spammy on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈspæm.i/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-spammy.wav [US] Forms: spammier [comparative], spammiest [superlative]
Rhymes: -æmi Etymology: Etymology tree English spam Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English spammy From spam + -y. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|spam|-y<id:adjectival>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English spam Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English spammy [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*-gaz", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*-g", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "-iġ", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "-y", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-y", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "spammy", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="spammy"> From spam + -y. Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} spammy (comparative spammier, superlative spammiest), {{tlb|en|informal}} (informal)
  1. Resembling or characteristic of spam (the meat product). Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-spammy-en-adj-ufcCtIoA Categories (other): English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 52 48 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 41 59 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 41 59 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 29 71 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 54 46 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 53 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 53 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 53 47
  2. Of, pertaining to, being, or resembling spam (junk e-mail). Tags: informal Translations (relating to or being junk email): სპამური (sṗamuri) (Georgian), spamcıl (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-spammy-en-adj-WThOrOYk Categories (other): English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y (adjectival), Entries with translation boxes, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with Turkish translations, E-mail Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 52 48 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 41 59 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 41 59 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 29 71 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y (adjectival): 42 58 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 54 46 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 53 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 53 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 53 47 Disambiguation of E-mail: 19 81 Disambiguation of 'relating to or being junk email': 34 66
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: spammily, spamminess

Inflected forms

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