"slashy" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈslæʃi/ Forms: slashier [comparative], slashiest [superlative]
Rhymes: -æʃi Etymology: slash + -y Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|slash|y}} slash + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} slashy (comparative slashier, superlative slashiest)
  1. Involving lots of cutting with blades, or swordwork.
    Sense id: en-slashy-en-adj-H9JRNx4n Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 2 1 13 32 28 1 9 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 15 1 4 15 28 27 2 8
  2. resembling a slash (the punctuation mark)
    Sense id: en-slashy-en-adj-7~pLdxYV
  3. wet, having wet ground, slushy
    Sense id: en-slashy-en-adj-fTe4wsoJ
  4. making a movement akin to swiping a sword.
    Sense id: en-slashy-en-adj-M9u7YRl6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 2 1 13 32 28 1 9 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 15 1 4 15 28 27 2 8
  5. darting, running in a zigzag motion
    Sense id: en-slashy-en-adj-XD0XVuM9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 2 1 13 32 28 1 9 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 15 1 4 15 28 27 2 8
  6. of a work of art, done in the style that suggests the painter was slashing the canvas with a paintbrush
    Sense id: en-slashy-en-adj-qHkFNBbA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 2 1 13 32 28 1 9 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 15 1 4 15 28 27 2 8
  7. slushy, very romantic
    Sense id: en-slashy-en-adj-xH6H1aqL
  8. (fandom slang) Characteristic of or related to slash fiction. Tags: slang Categories (topical): Fan fiction, Shipping (fandom)
    Sense id: en-slashy-en-adj-4lRTxXy- Disambiguation of Fan fiction: 2 4 1 2 3 13 2 71 Disambiguation of Shipping (fandom): 3 2 1 3 5 8 10 70 Topics: lifestyle

Inflected forms

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