"sinky" meaning in English

See sinky in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈsɪŋki/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-sinky.wav [Southern-England] Forms: sinkier [comparative], sinkiest [superlative]
Etymology: sink + -y Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|sink|y}} sink + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} sinky (comparative sinkier, superlative sinkiest)
  1. (informal) Into which one can sink. Tags: informal Derived forms: sinkily, sinkiness Related terms: kitchen-sinky
    Sense id: en-sinky-en-adj-oR42LUKZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for sinky meaning in English (1.8kB)

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