"slapsticky" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: slapstickier [comparative], slapstickiest [superlative]
Etymology: slapstick + -y Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|slapstick|y}} slapstick + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} slapsticky (comparative slapstickier, superlative slapstickiest)
  1. (informal) Characterised by slapstick. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-slapsticky-en-adj-R4r2DQ76 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y

Inflected forms

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