"shrimpy" meaning in All languages combined

See shrimpy on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈʃɹɪmpi/ Forms: shrimpier [comparative], shrimpiest [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɪmpi Etymology: From shrimp + -y. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|shrimp|y}} shrimp + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} shrimpy (comparative shrimpier, superlative shrimpiest)
  1. Resembling or characteristic of shrimp; shrimplike.
    Sense id: en-shrimpy-en-adj-6~KQpfDB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 88 12 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 76 24 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 94 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 95 5
  2. Physically puny.
    Sense id: en-shrimpy-en-adj-Lkjumn0Q
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: shrimpiness

Inflected forms

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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    }
  ],
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  ],
  "etymology_text": "From shrimp + -y.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "shrimpier",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "shrimpiest",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
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  ],
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    }
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  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
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        {
          "_dis": "88 12",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
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            "Entry maintenance"
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          "source": "w+disamb"
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          "parents": [],
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        },
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          "_dis": "95 5",
          "kind": "other",
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        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2012, Marnie Henricksson, Everyday Asian:",
          "text": "These dried shrimp crackers […] have a pleasant shrimpy taste and are nice and crunchy.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
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        "Resembling or characteristic of shrimp; shrimplike."
      ],
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          "shrimplike"
        ]
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    },
    {
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      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2010, Jordan Sonnenblick, Zen and the Art of Faking It:",
          "text": "I looked up, and there was a shrimpy little kid standing next to the rock, carrying a backpack that might have weighed more than he did.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Physically puny."
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      "links": [
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        ]
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    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/ˈʃɹɪmpi/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɪmpi"
    }
  ],
  "word": "shrimpy"
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    "English lemmas",
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    "Pages with entries",
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    "Rhymes:English/ɪmpi/2 syllables"
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    },
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          "type": "quote"
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      ],
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        "Resembling or characteristic of shrimp; shrimplike."
      ],
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          "shrimp",
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          "shrimplike"
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    },
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          "type": "quote"
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      ],
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