"viewy" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈvjuːi/ [UK] Forms: viewier [comparative], viewiest [superlative]
Etymology: From view + -y. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|view|y}} view + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} viewy (comparative viewier, superlative viewiest)
  1. (now rare) Having strong views or opinions. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-viewy-en-adj-z0M6XmUT
  2. (colloquial, now rare) Superficially attractive; showy. Tags: archaic, colloquial
    Sense id: en-viewy-en-adj-T7BL7THs Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 90 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 23 77

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for viewy meaning in English (1.6kB)

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