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ethnicky en · ADJ

Etymology

From ethnic + -y.

Meanings

  1. (colloquial) Having an ethnic appearance or atmosphere.
    • For souvenirs – mostly outright tack and ethnicky textiles – try your bargaining skills at the shops and stalls on Binjiang Luand Zhengyang Jie, or the nightly street market spreading for about a block either side of Shanhu Bridge along Zhongshan Lu. 2014, David Leffman, The Rough Guide to China:

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most ethnicky Degree=Sup lexicographic
more ethnicky Degree=Cmp lexicographic