swoony en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /swuniː/
Etymology
From swoon (verb) + -y (verbal suffix meaning “inclined to”).
Meanings
-
Tending to swoon (in any sense).
On Thursday’s episode Addison […] turned swoony when a handsome, lecherous colleague kissed her in a stairwell.
2007 May 5, Alessandra Stanley, “The New Modern Woman, Ambitious and Feeble”, in New York Times:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| swooniest | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| swoonier | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |