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flexy en · ADJ

Etymology

From flex + -y.

Meanings

  1. Implying or indicating an ability, capacity, or tendency to flex; flexible; bendy.
    • If the pedal can't flex, the shoe can't—no matter how flexy it may be just out of the box. Besides, the part of your foot that's behind the pedal can't flex while you're pedaling, because your foot mechanics won't allow it. 2012, Grant Petersen, Just Ride: A Radically Practical Guide to Riding Your Bike - Page 32:
    • Up front, a new softer "floating" cuff and a tapered rib— both for easier flex. At the rear, a new lightweight and responsive back. ... that cradles the calf In short, everything Hank hankered for. The Avanti's shell has our softest, flexiest plastic yet. 1975 Sep, Ski, volume 40, number 1, page 24:

Forms

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flexiest Degree=Sup lexicographic
more flexy Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most flexy Degree=Sup lexicographic
flexier Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Synonyms

bendsome