"shipwrecky" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈʃɪpɹɛki/ Audio: en-au-shipwrecky.ogg Forms: more shipwrecky [comparative], most shipwrecky [superlative]
Etymology: From shipwreck + -y. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|shipwreck|y}} shipwreck + -y Head templates: {{en-adj}} shipwrecky (comparative more shipwrecky, superlative most shipwrecky)
  1. Characteristic of a shipwreck. Translations (characteristic of shipwreck): haaksirikkoinen (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-shipwrecky-en-adj-5QlLqBSi Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 63 37 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 76 24 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 79 21 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 84 16 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 89 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 75 25 Disambiguation of 'characteristic of shipwreck': 97 3
  2. (figurative) Weak, feeble; shaky. Tags: figuratively Translations (weak, feeble, shaky): tutiseva (Finnish), heikko (Finnish), huonokuntoinen (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-shipwrecky-en-adj-cBU4VTgj Disambiguation of 'weak, feeble, shaky': 1 99
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