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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

schemey en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /ˈskiːmi/ (UK)

Etymology

From scheme + -y.

Meanings

  1. Scheming; cunning; devious.
    • He struck me as schemey and oleaginous from the first time I saw him, long before his disgraceful performances around the Iraq war. 2009, Michael Tomasky, The Guardian, 29 Sep 09:

Forms

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schemiest Degree=Sup lexicographic
schemier Degree=Cmp lexicographic
schemie alternative lexicographic

schemey en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈskiːmi/ (UK)

Etymology

From scheme + -y.

Meanings

  1. (Scotland, colloquial) Someone who lives on an urban housing scheme, especially seen as being poor or ill-educated.

Forms

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schemies Number=Plur lexicographic
schemie alternative lexicographic

Coordinates

ned