"laky" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈleɪki/ Forms: lakier [comparative], lakiest [superlative]
Rhymes: -eɪki Etymology: From Middle English laky, equivalent to lake + -y. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|laky}} Middle English laky, {{suffix|en|lake|y}} lake + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} laky (comparative lakier, superlative lakiest)
  1. Of, pertaining to, or resembling a lake.
    Sense id: en-laky-en-adj-oes3LzlB
  2. Of the color of a lake pigment; murky.
    Sense id: en-laky-en-adj-1GB9Irjl 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: 0 56 44 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 0 59 41 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 0 57 43 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 59 41
  3. Transparent; said of blood rendered transparent by the action of some solvent agent on the red blood corpuscles.
    Sense id: en-laky-en-adj-Z~PSE62X

Inflected forms

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