"clicky" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: clickier [comparative], clickiest [superlative]
Etymology: click + -y Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|click|y}} click + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} clicky (comparative clickier, superlative clickiest)
  1. Easily or frequently clicking or being clicked.
    Sense id: en-clicky-en-adj-LEEypwBr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 47 53
  2. Emitting a click sound.
    Sense id: en-clicky-en-adj-egtVi-nt Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 47 53
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: clickily, clickiness

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for clicky meaning in All languages combined (1.9kB)

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