"sprayey" meaning in All languages combined

See sprayey on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Forms: sprayier [comparative], sprayiest [superlative]
Etymology: From spray + -ey. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|spray|ey}} spray + -ey Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} sprayey (comparative sprayier, superlative sprayiest)
  1. Full of spray.
    Sense id: en-sprayey-en-adj-jdsbDLKt Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ey, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 93 7 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ey: 73 27 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 90 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 92 8
  2. Branching.
    Sense id: en-sprayey-en-adj-BX5VR4NQ

Inflected forms

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