"pinchy" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: pinchier [comparative], pinchiest [superlative]
Etymology: pinch + -y Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|pinch|y}} pinch + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} pinchy (comparative pinchier, superlative pinchiest)
  1. (informal) slightly painful, akin to being pinched Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-pinchy-en-adj-bYzMDKj3
  2. (informal) prone or designed to pinch Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-pinchy-en-adj-JY8HfP5O Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 72 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 20 80
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: pinchily

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "July 1998, Indianapolis Monthly Vol. 21, No. 13",
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          "ref": "2002, Mary Pope Osborne, Adaline Falling Star",
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