"peacocky" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: more peacocky [comparative], most peacocky [superlative]
Etymology: peacock + -y Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|peacock|y}} peacock + -y Head templates: {{en-adj}} peacocky (comparative more peacocky, superlative most peacocky)
  1. Proud and boastful. Categories (topical): Personality
    Sense id: en-peacocky-en-adj-GOULWk3E Disambiguation of Personality: 80 20
  2. Of a horse: showy in motion; holding itself high while running.
    Sense id: en-peacocky-en-adj-UAsT2aFI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 67 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 38 62

Inflected forms

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