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hackiest

hackiest is the superlative form of hacky.

Meaning of hacky

Adjective (1)

hacky (comparative hackier, superlative hackiest)

  1. Like a hack; amateurish.
  2. (Geordie) Filthy or totally dirty.
  3. (informal) Using, or characterised by, hacks: poorly designed workarounds.
  4. (colloquial) Short and interrupted, broken, jerky; hacking.
    • s hacky cough. A hacky laugh. A hacky breath.

Adjective (2)

hacky (comparative more hacky, superlative most hacky)

  1. (informal) Hackneyed (lacking significance through having been overused; unoriginal and trite)

Questions about hackiest

What is hackiest the superlative form of?
Hackiest is the superlative form of hacky.

Words near hackiest in the dictionary

  1. hackfolk
  2. Hackgate
  3. hackie
  4. hackier
  5. hackies
  6. hackiest
  7. hackily
  8. hackiness
  9. hacking
  10. hacking around
  11. hacking away

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