conky en · ADJ
Etymology
From conk + -y.
Meanings
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(slang) Having a prominent nose.
He had taken his place amidst cheering and table-bumping alongside Stonker Watkins, the presiding Lucifer, a conky bespectacled giant with a crimson nose, […]
2011, Glyn Jones, The Valley, the City, the Village:In history, which duke and general, born in 1769, was nicknamed 'Old Conky'?
2001, The Weakest Link Quiz Book, page 71:
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(slang) Of the nose, prominent.
But when he saw that the goat had a fine conky nose and handsome curly whiskers [...] Egbert let out one yell and bolted straight across the strawberry beds.
1936, Norman Lindsay, The Flyaway Highway, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, page 3:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more conky | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most conky | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |