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SPIKY (spikier, spikiest)
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Irregular inflected forms: spikier , spikiest
, spikiest Dictionary entry overview: What does spiky mean?
• SPIKY (adjective)
The adjective SPIKY has 1 sense:
1. having or as if having especially high-pitched spots
Familiarity information: SPIKY used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
| Declension: comparative and superlative |
Comparative: spikier
Superlative: spikiest
Superlative: spikiest
Sense 1
Meaning:
Having or as if having especially high-pitched spots
Synonyms:
peaky; spiky
Context example:
absence of peaky highs and beefed-up bass
Similar:
high; high-pitched (used of sounds and voices; high in pitch or frequency)
Context examples
Patients have spiky and fragile hair.
(Netherton Syndrome, NCI Thesaurus)
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