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gapey

gapey adjective: extremely loose or open; gaping.

Adjective

gapey (comparative gapier, superlative gapiest)

  1. (informal) Extremely loose or open; gaping.
    • This is the important bit: you now have clear pores, but they’re irritated and all big and gapey.2009, India Knight, The Thrift Book: Live Well and Spend Less, page 198
    • Jenny stared at her, wide-eyed and with her mouth a bit gapey.2015, Judy Astley, A Merry Mistletoe Wedding, page 71

Forms of gapey

comparativegapier
superlativegapiest
alternative formgapy

Origin of gapey

From gape + -y.

Questions about gapey

What does gapey mean?
Gapey means extremely loose or open; gaping.
What part of speech is gapey?
Gapey is an adjective.

Words near gapey in the dictionary

  1. gapesing
  2. gapest
  3. gapeth
  4. gapeworm
  5. gapeworms
  6. gapey
  7. gapfill
  8. gapfilled
  9. gapfilling
  10. gapfills
  11. gapful

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