"spacy" meaning in English

See spacy in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: spacier [comparative], spaciest [superlative]
Etymology: space + -y Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|space|y}} space + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} spacy (comparative spacier, superlative spaciest)
  1. (colloquial) spaced-out Tags: colloquial
    Sense id: en-spacy-en-adj--BZRHWoU
  2. (colloquial) eccentric Tags: colloquial
    Sense id: en-spacy-en-adj-ydvyM0gD
  3. (colloquial) spacious; having much space Tags: colloquial
    Sense id: en-spacy-en-adj-aIw2mZN7
  4. (colloquial) of, related to or connected with the extraterrestrial Tags: colloquial
    Sense id: en-spacy-en-adj-0g-fbloW
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: spacey

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

Download JSON data for spacy meaning in English (1.5kB)

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