"balloony" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: balloonier [comparative], ballooniest [superlative]
Etymology: balloon + -y Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|balloon|y}} balloon + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} balloony (comparative balloonier, superlative ballooniest)
  1. Tending to balloon
    Sense id: en-balloony-en-adj-W2RRD3Tm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y

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