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prongy

prongy adjective: characterised by prongs or a prong-like shape.

Adjective

prongy (comparative more prongy, superlative most prongy)

  1. Characterised by prongs or a prong-like shape.

Forms of prongy

comparativemore prongy
superlativemost prongy

Origin of prongy

From prong + -y.

Questions about prongy

What does prongy mean?
Prongy means characterised by prongs or a prong-like shape.
What part of speech is prongy?
Prongy is an adjective.

Words near prongy in the dictionary

  1. pronghorn
  2. pronghorns
  3. pronging
  4. pronglike
  5. prongs
  6. prongy
  7. pronic
  8. pronilfactor
  9. pronilfactors
  10. proning
  11. proning out

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