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hookier

hookier is the comparative form of hooky.

Meaning of hooky

Adjective

hooky (comparative hookier, superlative hookiest)

  1. Full of hooks (in any sense).
    • Sew the hooky half of the Velcro on the inner side so that it doesn't pick up fluff.
  2. Shaped like or resembling a hook; hooked.
  3. (UK, slang) Dodgy; crooked; illicit.
    • Start a thing in the street and attract attention to bags full of hooky gear? No. She was smarter than that.2015, Marnie Riches, The Girl Who Wouldn't Die

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Questions about hookier

What is hookier the comparative form of?
Hookier is the comparative form of hooky.

Words near hookier in the dictionary

  1. Hookey Walker
  2. hookgrass
  3. hookgun
  4. hookguns
  5. Hookham
  6. hookier
  7. hookiest
  8. hookin'
  9. hookiness
  10. hooking
  11. hooking in

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