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mavericky

mavericky adjective: characteristic of a maverick.

Adjective

mavericky (comparative more mavericky, superlative most mavericky)

  1. (informal) Characteristic of a maverick.
    • Palin is still obsessed with the blogosphere, which recently lit up with a rumor started by a fellow mavericky Alaskan, who also no longer has his job —— that she and Todd were Splitsville.2009 August 9, Maureen Dowd, “Livin’ La Vida Loca”, in New York Times

Forms of mavericky

comparativemore mavericky
superlativemost mavericky

Origin of mavericky

From maverick + -y.

Questions about mavericky

What does mavericky mean?
Mavericky means characteristic of a maverick.
What part of speech is mavericky?
Mavericky is an adjective.

Words near mavericky in the dictionary

  1. maverickers
  2. mavericking
  3. maverickish
  4. maverickism
  5. mavericks
  6. mavericky
  7. mavin
  8. mavins
  9. mavis
  10. mavis skate
  11. mavis skates

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