"shrinky" meaning in English

See shrinky in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈʃɹɪŋki/ Forms: shrinkier [comparative], shrinkiest [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɪŋki Etymology: From shrink + -y. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|shrink|y}} shrink + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} shrinky (comparative shrinkier, superlative shrinkiest)
  1. (informal) Characteristic of a shrink (psychologist). Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-shrinky-en-adj-AGLAhePe 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: 58 42 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 68 32 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 74 26 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 84 16
  2. (informal) Showing a tendency to shrink (get smaller). Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-shrinky-en-adj-XKubncKG

Inflected forms

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