"cruisy" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: cruisier [comparative], cruisiest [superlative]
Etymology: cruise + -y Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|cruise|y}} cruise + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} cruisy (comparative cruisier, superlative cruisiest)
  1. (of music) Suitable to listen to when driving leisurely. Tags: of music
    Sense id: en-cruisy-en-adj-4eBl7Jxa
  2. (skiing, of a piste) Leisurely. Tags: of a piste Categories (topical): Skiing, LGBT
    Sense id: en-cruisy-en-adj-03~cAuTF Disambiguation of LGBT: 11 57 10 22 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -y Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 35 21 24 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 15 47 18 20 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 14 49 17 20 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 14 47 22 17 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, skiing, sports
  3. (colloquial, of a place) Suitable for finding sexual partners (especially for gay men). Tags: colloquial, of a place
    Sense id: en-cruisy-en-adj-GsymYYZz
  4. (colloquial, of a person) Tending to cruise for sexual partners. Tags: colloquial, of a person
    Sense id: en-cruisy-en-adj-0nRpk0qF
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: cruisey

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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