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flickery

flickery adjective: seeming to flicker; unsteady.

Adjective

flickery (not comparable)

  1. Seeming to flicker; unsteady
    • In the way of small towns, Tom’s ex-girlfriend Sarah (Jaime King), is now married to his former best friend and current town sheriff[…] though her eyes still do this weird, flickery thing whenever she looks at Tom.2009 January 17, Jeannette Catsoulis, “Watch Out for That Pickax; It’s Hurtling From the Screen”, in New York Times

Origin of flickery

From flicker + -y.

Words formed from flickery

Questions about flickery

What does flickery mean?
Flickery means seeming to flicker; unsteady.
What part of speech is flickery?
Flickery is an adjective.

Words near flickery in the dictionary

  1. flickersome
  2. flickertail
  3. flickertail squirrel
  4. Flickertail State
  5. flickertails
  6. flickery
  7. flickest
  8. flickier
  9. flickies
  10. flickiest
  11. flicking

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