"screechy" meaning in English

See screechy in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: screechier [comparative], screechiest [superlative]
Etymology: screech + -y Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|screech|y}} screech + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} screechy (comparative screechier, superlative screechiest)
  1. Resembling a screech.
    Sense id: en-screechy-en-adj-UBLzEXw0
  2. Given to screeching.
    Sense id: en-screechy-en-adj-a~CmMq1- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 95 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 12 88

Inflected forms

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