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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

squealy en · ADJ

Etymology

From squeal + -y.

Meanings

  1. Making a squealing sound.
    • Then for some reason the higher powers would not let us go and look at the kittens, the dear little blind kittens in the outhouse. […] Only after a dispute in which Joan threatened to go the way of Peter was "just a glimpse" conceded. And they were softer and squealier and warmer than anything one had ever imagined. 1918, H. G. Wells, Joan and Peter:

Forms

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squealier Degree=Cmp lexicographic
squealiest Degree=Sup lexicographic