"sprayey" meaning in English

See sprayey in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more sprayey [comparative], most sprayey [superlative]
Etymology: spray + -ey Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|spray|ey}} spray + -ey Head templates: {{en-adj}} sprayey (comparative more sprayey, superlative most sprayey)
  1. Full of spray.
    Sense id: en-sprayey-en-adj-jdsbDLKt Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ey Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 93 7 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ey: 65 35
  2. Branching.
    Sense id: en-sprayey-en-adj-BX5VR4NQ

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