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complainey

complainey is the alternative spelling of complainy.

Meaning of complainy

Adjective

complainy (comparative more complainy, superlative most complainy)

  1. (informal) Tending to complain; peevish.
    • Elle's brother had been so complainy about the heat that we said he could go inside and luxuriate in all the fans.2016, Shari Goldhagen, 100 Days of Cake (page 181)

Forms of complainey

comparativemore complainey
superlativemost complainey

Origin of complainey

From complain + -ey.

Questions about complainey

What is complainey the alternative spelling of?
Complainey is the alternative spelling of complainy.

Words near complainey in the dictionary

  1. complainees
  2. complainer
  3. complainers
  4. complainest
  5. complaineth
  6. complainey
  7. complainin'
  8. complaining
  9. complainingly
  10. complainingness
  11. complainings

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