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patterny

patterny adjective: resembling or bearing a pattern; patterned.

Adjective

patterny (comparative more patterny, superlative most patterny)

  1. (informal) Resembling or bearing a pattern; patterned.
    • 'This is where the big one goes,' suggested Joshua, 'And that is where the patterny one goes and that's where the heavy one goes. That one is quite stony. That one is quite patterny. Let's put it with the patterny ones.2019, Marion Leeper, Developing Early Maths Through Story, page 37

Forms of patterny

comparativemore patterny
superlativemost patterny

Origin of patterny

From pattern + -y.

Questions about patterny

What does patterny mean?
Patterny means resembling or bearing a pattern; patterned.
What part of speech is patterny?
Patterny is an adjective.

Words near patterny in the dictionary

  1. patternmakers
  2. patternmaking
  3. patterns
  4. patterns up
  5. patternwise
  6. patterny
  7. patterroller
  8. patterrollers
  9. patters
  10. patters flash
  11. pattersome

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