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navel-gazey

navel-gazey adjective: self-indulgently introspective.

Adjective

navel-gazey (comparative more navel-gazey, superlative most navel-gazey)

  1. (derogatory, informal) Self-indulgently introspective.

Forms of navel-gazey

comparativemore navel-gazey
superlativemost navel-gazey

Origin of navel-gazey

From navel-gaze + -y.

Questions about navel-gazey

What does navel-gazey mean?
Navel-gazey means self-indulgently introspective.
What part of speech is navel-gazey?
Navel-gazey is an adjective.

Words near navel-gazey in the dictionary

  1. navel-gaze
  2. navel-gazed
  3. navel-gazer
  4. navel-gazers
  5. navel-gazes
  6. navel-gazey
  7. navel-gazing
  8. navel-gazings
  9. navel-string
  10. navel-strings
  11. navel-watching

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