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pinchiest

pinchiest is the superlative form of pinchy.

Meaning of pinchy

Adjective

pinchy (comparative pinchier, superlative pinchiest)

  1. (informal) slightly painful, akin to being pinched
    • I pushed my cropped hair up and away from the back of my neck where it was pinchy and itching.1993, Milly Bennett, A. Tom Grunfeld, On Her Own: Journalistic Adventures from San Francisco to the Chinese Revolution, 1917-1927
  2. (informal) prone or designed to pinch
    • “I don't understand this whatchamacallit. The way it wraps all the way around. Wouldn't it be simpler if it went straight up? Hey, hand me that pinchy thing with the zapper on one end.2009, Mark Teague, Doom Machine

Questions about pinchiest

What is pinchiest the superlative form of?
Pinchiest is the superlative form of pinchy.

Words near pinchiest in the dictionary

  1. pinchforce
  2. pinchforces
  3. pinchgut
  4. pinchguts
  5. pinchier
  6. pinchiest
  7. pinchily
  8. pinchin'
  9. pinching
  10. pinching a loaf
  11. pinching at

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