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seesawy

seesawy adjective: moving alternately up and down.

Adjective

seesawy (comparative more seesawy, superlative most seesawy)

  1. (also, figuratively, informal, literally) Moving alternately up and down.
    • […] inside our own hearts, in the midst of all our seesawy emotions, with respect to our bodies, and in how we choose to think about ourselves.2004, Daphne Rose Kingma, Loving Yourself: Four Steps to a Happier You, page 36
    • Susie soon understood why Elaide opted for the seesawy palanquin. The going was heavy.2011, Gregory Dark, Susie and the Snow-it-alls

Forms of seesawy

comparativemore seesawy
superlativemost seesawy

Origin of seesawy

From seesaw + -y.

Questions about seesawy

What does seesawy mean?
Seesawy means moving alternately up and down.
What part of speech is seesawy?
Seesawy is an adjective.

Words near seesawy in the dictionary

  1. seesawed
  2. seesawing
  3. seesawings
  4. seesawlike
  5. seesaws
  6. seesawy
  7. Seese
  8. seesee
  9. seesees
  10. Seeses
  11. seest

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