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hinkier

hinkier is the comparative form of hinky.

Meaning of hinky

Adjective

hinky (comparative hinkier or more hinky, superlative hinkiest or most hinky)

  1. (colloquial) Acting suspiciously; strange, unusual; acting in a manner as if having something to hide, or seemingly crooked.
    • I thought he might be acting hinky.1970 7 February 1970: Sgt. MacDonald (William Boyett), Re: Adam-12, Log 54 Impersonation (Season 2, Episode 16) referring to Detective Forest (John Hudson)
  2. (colloquial) Suspicious (of something).
    • I think they get hinky if everything is shaking around and they can't see much.1993 August 20, Dave Ratcliffe, “Re: Long Trips With Cats”, in rec.pets.cats (Usenet)
  3. (colloquial) Dishonest; sketchy; shady
  4. (colloquial, derogatory) Weird; nonstandard.
    • This [call] shouldn’t be hinky – I’ve got a hunch they’re still floating around.1968 Sept 21: Officer Pete Malloy, as written by Jack Webb, intuiting that a citizen’s report of burglars casing the neighborhood is probably legitimate, Adam-12, Season 1, Episode 1 at 9:32...
  5. (colloquial) Unreliable; wonky
  6. (colloquial) Snobbish; haughty

Questions about hinkier

What is hinkier the comparative form of?
Hinkier is the comparative form of hinky.

Words near hinkier in the dictionary

  1. hink pinks
  2. Hinkel
  3. Hinkels
  4. hinkie pinkie
  5. hinkie pinkies
  6. hinkier
  7. hinkiest
  8. hinkiness
  9. Hinkle
  10. Hinkles
  11. Hinkley

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