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nudgy

nudgy adjective: of, or related to a nudge.

Adjective

nudgy (comparative more nudgy, superlative most nudgy)

  1. of, or related to a nudge
  2. nervous; edgy
    • "Don't get nudgy." "Who's nudgy?" Koski did not answer.1951, Winston Brebner, The second circle
    • I know that I would never say anything that would make any one of my sisters uncomfortable — a bit nudgy perhaps. We might not always agree on something, but in terms of what my comedy is, it's something that will make my sisters feel good.1980 April 19, Cindy Rizzo, Maxine Feldman, “Give Me That Ol' Lesbianism!”, in Gay Community News, page 8

Forms of nudgy

comparativemore nudgy
superlativemost nudgy

Origin of nudgy

From nudge + -y.

Questions about nudgy

What does nudgy mean?
Nudgy means of, or related to a nudge.
What part of speech is nudgy?
Nudgy is an adjective.

Words near nudgy in the dictionary

  1. nudging
  2. nudging ahead
  3. nudging out
  4. nudgingly
  5. nudgings
  6. nudgy
  7. nudi
  8. nudibranch
  9. nudibranchian
  10. nudibranchians
  11. nudibranchs

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