"languagey" meaning in English

See languagey in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more languagey [comparative], most languagey [superlative]
Etymology: From language + -y. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|language|-y}} language + -y Head templates: {{en-adj}} languagey (comparative more languagey, superlative most languagey)
  1. (informal, rare) Consisting or making effective use of written language. Tags: informal, rare
    Sense id: en-languagey-en-adj-Cr0XqFT3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y

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