"flingy" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: flingier [comparative], flingiest [superlative]
Etymology: From fling + -y. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|fling|y}} fling + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} flingy (comparative flingier, superlative flingiest)
  1. Characterized by flinging.

Inflected forms

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