"spectrumy" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-spectrumy.wav Forms: more spectrumy [comparative], most spectrumy [superlative]
Etymology: From spectrum + -y. Etymology templates: {{af|en|spectrum|-y|id2=adjectival}} spectrum + -y Head templates: {{en-adj}} spectrumy (comparative more spectrumy, superlative most spectrumy)
  1. (informal) Having some characteristics of the autism spectrum. Tags: informal Categories (topical): Autism Synonyms: on the spectrum
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