"dangly" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈdæŋɡli/ (note: without æ-raising), /ˈdeɪ̯ŋɡli/ (note: æ-raising), /ˈdɛ̃ŋɡli/ (note: æ-raising) Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-dangly.wav [US] Forms: danglier [comparative], dangliest [superlative]
Etymology: Etymology tree English dangle Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English dangly From dangle + -y. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|dangle|-y<id:adjectival>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English dangle Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English dangly [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*-gaz", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*-g", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "-iġ", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "-y", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-y", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "dangly", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="dangly"> From dangle + -y. Head templates: {{en-adj|danglier}} dangly (comparative danglier, superlative dangliest)
  1. Dangling; tending to dangle. Related terms: dangly bits

Inflected forms

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