Dictionary

staticky en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˈstætɪki/

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *stísteh₂ti Proto-Hellenic *hístāmi Ancient Greek ἵστημι (hístēmi) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós) Ancient Greek στᾰτῐκός (stătĭkós)der. Latin staticusder. English static Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English staticky From static + -y.

Meanings

1. Resembling or containing static.
   • The radio signal was staticky and we could barely hear the announcer.
   • In that spirit, some young musicians now are creating music that has been described as “hypnagogic” or “hauntological.” The melodies and rhythms are reminiscent of catchy pop songs of previous decades, but recorded in a way that simulates the effects of age — fuzzy and staticky — as if worn out or heard at a great distance through a grimy haze. 2011 August 4, Carl Wilson, “‘My So-Called Adulthood’”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:

Forms

Deriveds

statickiness

Relateds

staticy · static cling · clingfilm · antistatic