"skiddy" meaning in English

See skiddy in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈskɪdi/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-skiddy.wav Forms: skiddier [comparative], skiddiest [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɪdi Etymology: 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 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 67 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 41 59
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: skiddily, skiddiness

Inflected forms

Download JSONL data for skiddy meaning in English (1.8kB)

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