fringy en · ADJ
Etymology
From fringe + -y.
Meanings
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(informal) Beyond the mainstream.
In another, if fringier, analysis, the show’s focus on the struggles of a contained brigade of human survivors in a post-apocalyptic galaxy is a loose parable for the events in the Book of Mormon: Gaius Baltar (James Callis), the venal scientist turned collaborator turned false prophet turned savior equated not with Jesus or a hundred televangelists but with Joseph Smith.
2009 March 21, Ginia Bellafante, “Show About the Universe Raises Questions on Earth”, in New York Times:
- Adorned with fringes.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| fringiest | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| fringier | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| fringey | alternative | lexicographic | |
| fringe-y | alternative | lexicographic |