"skiddy" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈskɪdi/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-skiddy.wav Forms: skiddier [comparative], skiddiest [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɪdi Etymology: From skid + -y. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|skid|y}} skid + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} skiddy (comparative skiddier, superlative skiddiest)
  1. Likely to skid, or cause skidding.
    Sense id: en-skiddy-en-adj-VJMlPTe1
  2. Containing skidmarks.
    Sense id: en-skiddy-en-adj-~lBG8EIy 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: 31 69 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 37 63 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 27 73 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 16 84
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: skiddily, skiddiness

Inflected forms

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