"couch-potatoey" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more couch-potatoey [comparative], most couch-potatoey [superlative]
Etymology: From couch potato + -ey. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|couch potato|ey}} couch potato + -ey Head templates: {{en-adj}} couch-potatoey (comparative more couch-potatoey, superlative most couch-potatoey)
  1. Like a couch potato; sedentary.
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