RUNNY (runnier, runniest)

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Irregular inflected forms: runnier    , runniest   

 Dictionary entry overview: What does runny mean? 

• RUNNY (adjective)
  The adjective RUNNY has 1 sense:

1. characteristic of a fluid; capable of flowing and easily changing shape

  Familiarity information: RUNNY used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• RUNNY (adjective)

Comparative: runnier   
Superlative: runniest   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Characteristic of a fluid; capable of flowing and easily changing shape

Synonyms:

fluid; runny

Similar:

liquid (existing as or having characteristics of a liquid; especially tending to flow)

Derivation:

run (the pouring forth of a fluid)

runniness (the property of flowing easily)

 Context examples 

The main symptom is a runny nose.

(Nose Injuries and Disorders, NIH)

Symptoms may include joint pain, weakness, tiredness, and cold symptoms such as a runny nose that doesn't get better.

(Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis (Wegener's), NIH: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)

The active ingredient in a drug used to treat symptoms of asthma, such as trouble breathing, tight chest, wheezing, coughing, and runny nose.

(Montelukast, NCI Dictionary)

A type of drug that blocks the action of histamines, which can cause fever, itching, sneezing, a runny nose, and watery eyes.

(Antihistamine, NCI Dictionary)

Allergies can cause a variety of symptoms such as a runny nose, sneezing, itching, rashes, swelling, or asthma.

(Allergy, NIH: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)

It blocks a chemical released during an allergic response that causes itching, sneezing, runny nose, wheezing, and watery eyes.

(Allegra, NCI Dictionary)

A cough and cold preparation is usually administered orally to relieve symptoms of the cold, flu or allergy, such as cough, congestion, itchy, watery eyes, runny nose, sore throat and fever.

(Cough and Cold Preparation, NCI Thesaurus)

A drug used to treat symptoms of asthma, such as trouble breathing, tight chest, wheezing, coughing, and runny nose.

(Montelukast sodium, NCI Dictionary)

It may occur with other symptoms, including a runny or stuffy nose, extra mucus in the back of the throat, wheezing, shortness of breath, or heartburn.

(Chronic cough, NCI Dictionary)

Doxylamine succinate, an antihistamine, blocks the effects of histamine, thereby treating symptoms such as sneezing, itchy, watery eyes, runny nose, itchy throat and causes drowsiness.

(Nyquil, NCI Thesaurus)