"fringy" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: fringier [comparative], fringiest [superlative]
Etymology: From fringe + -y. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|fringe|y}} fringe + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} fringy (comparative fringier, superlative fringiest)
  1. (informal) Beyond the mainstream. Tags: informal Synonyms: fringe#Adjective
    Sense id: en-fringy-en-adj-A3rTJLXf Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 79 21 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 80 20 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 77 23 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 86 14
  2. Adorned with fringes.
    Sense id: en-fringy-en-adj-MhvkRp~G
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: fringey, fringe-y Related terms: fringie

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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