"postcardy" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: more postcardy [comparative], most postcardy [superlative]
Etymology: postcard + -y Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|postcard|y}} postcard + -y Head templates: {{en-adj}} postcardy (comparative more postcardy, superlative most postcardy)
  1. (informal) Tweely picturesque. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-postcardy-en-adj-Sw4cSXBM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 88 12 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 77 23
  2. Suggestive of a postcard.
    Sense id: en-postcardy-en-adj-xFdzMMwO
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: postcardish

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