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shrimpier

shrimpier is the comparative form of shrimpy.

Meaning of shrimpy

Adjective

shrimpy (comparative shrimpier, superlative shrimpiest)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of shrimp; shrimplike.
    • These dried shrimp crackers […] have a pleasant shrimpy taste and are nice and crunchy.2012, Marnie Henricksson, Everyday Asian
  2. Physically puny.
    • I looked up, and there was a shrimpy little kid standing next to the rock, carrying a backpack that might have weighed more than he did.2010, Jordan Sonnenblick, Zen and the Art of Faking It

Questions about shrimpier

What is shrimpier the comparative form of?
Shrimpier is the comparative form of shrimpy.

Words near shrimpier in the dictionary

  1. shrimpery
  2. shrimpfish
  3. shrimpfishes
  4. shrimpfurter
  5. shrimpfurters
  6. shrimpier
  7. shrimpiest
  8. shrimpiness
  9. shrimping
  10. shrimping up
  11. shrimpish

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