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hookiest

hookiest is the superlative 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 hookiest

What is hookiest the superlative form of?
Hookiest is the superlative form of hooky.

Words near hookiest in the dictionary

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

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