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jinkiest

jinkiest is the superlative form of jinky.

Meaning of jinky

Adjective

jinky (comparative jinkier, superlative jinkiest)

  1. Mazy, windy, zigzagging in its motion.
    • Trap the long ball to the wing on the run, carry it down the touch-line at speed, passing the half-back with a body-swerve, take the ball almost to the corner flag, then cut inside the fullback with a jinky one-two, and place the ball […]1988, Michael King, One of the boys?: changing views of masculinity in New Zealand, page 100

Questions about jinkiest

What is jinkiest the superlative form of?
Jinkiest is the superlative form of jinky.

Words near jinkiest in the dictionary

  1. jinkered
  2. jinkering
  3. jinkers
  4. jinkier
  5. jinkies
  6. jinkiest
  7. jinking
  8. Jinkings
  9. Jinkins
  10. Jinkinses
  11. jinkle

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