"sweepy" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈswiːpi/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-sweepy.wav [Southern-England] Forms: more sweepy [comparative], most sweepy [superlative]
Rhymes: -iːpi Etymology: sweep + -y Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|sweep|y}} sweep + -y Head templates: {{en-adj}} sweepy (comparative more sweepy, superlative most sweepy)
  1. Moving with a sweeping motion, or having a curving shape that suggests it.
    Sense id: en-sweepy-en-adj-Ipv2IYFM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y

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