"spreadsheety" meaning in English

See spreadsheety in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more spreadsheety [comparative], most spreadsheety [superlative]
Etymology: spreadsheet + -y Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|spreadsheet|y}} spreadsheet + -y Head templates: {{en-adj}} spreadsheety (comparative more spreadsheety, superlative most spreadsheety)
  1. (informal) Resembling or characteristic of spreadsheets or spreadsheet software. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-spreadsheety-en-adj-SGYvwBR8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y

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