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pranky

/ˈpɹæŋki/

pranky adjective: having the character of a prank.

Adjective

pranky (comparative prankier, superlative prankiest)

  1. Having the character of a prank.
    • Each bride-to-be fires pranky missiles at the other’s marriage preparations.2009 January 15, “Leigh Paatsch's reviews of latest movies at the cinema”, in Herald Sun

Forms of pranky

comparativeprankier
superlativeprankiest

Origin of pranky

From prank + -y.

Words formed from pranky

Words that rhyme with pranky

11 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Questions about pranky

What does pranky mean?
Pranky means having the character of a prank.
What part of speech is pranky?
Pranky is an adjective.
How do you pronounce pranky?
Pranky is pronounced /ˈpɹæŋki/.

Words near pranky in the dictionary

  1. pranksterism
  2. pranksters
  3. prankstress
  4. prankstresses
  5. prankt
  6. pranky
  7. pranlukast
  8. prannet
  9. prannets
  10. prannies
  11. prannit

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