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dinkier

dinkier is the comparative form of dinky.

Meaning of dinky

Adjective

dinky (comparative dinkier, superlative dinkiest)

  1. (UK, informal) Tiny and cute; small and attractive.
    • How do you like my hat? That one you had on in church yesterday was real dinky.1915, Lucy Maud Montgomery, “chapter 11”, in Anne of the Island
  2. (US, informal) Tiny and insignificant; small and undesirable.
    • They stayed in a dinky hotel room, but they had a great trip.

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Questions about dinkier

What is dinkier the comparative form of?
Dinkier is the comparative form of dinky.

Words near dinkier in the dictionary

  1. dinkers
  2. dinkey
  3. dinkeys
  4. dinki mini
  5. dinki minis
  6. dinkier
  7. dinkies
  8. dinkiest
  9. dinkily
  10. dinkiness
  11. dinking

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