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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

erky en · ADJ

Etymology

From erk + -y.

Meanings

  1. (Australia, colloquial) Yucky, icky, repulsive.
    • ‘I don't like this stew. It’s erky,’ Georgie said. 1959, Dorothy Hewett, Bobbin Up, page 119:

Forms

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erkiest Degree=Sup lexicographic
erkier Degree=Cmp lexicographic