"clockworky" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more clockworky [comparative], most clockworky [superlative]
Etymology: From clockwork + -y. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|clockwork|y}} clockwork + -y Head templates: {{en-adj}} clockworky (comparative more clockworky, superlative most clockworky)
  1. (informal) Resembling or characteristic of clockwork. Tags: informal
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