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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

flingy en · ADJ

Etymology

From fling + -y.

Meanings

  1. Characterized by flinging.
    • Red Notes/Get Wreck lost whatever form I imagined it had in the cavernous Lepercq Space at Brooklyn Academy and became a stupefying recital of flingy spurts of motion and meaningless handling of props like cigarettes and fans. 1991, Marcia B. Siegel, The Tail of the Dragon: New Dance, 1976-1982, page 121:

Forms

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flingiest Degree=Sup lexicographic
flingier Degree=Cmp lexicographic