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sinkier

sinkier is the comparative form of sinky.

Meaning of sinky

Adjective

sinky (comparative sinkier, superlative sinkiest)

  1. (informal) Into which one can sink.
    • Then I settled myself in the roomiest, deepest, sinkiest of spring-cushioned “arm-chairs,” and fastened my gaze on him, to wander no more while he stayed.1884 January 1, Laura G. Collins, “Paris”, in By-gone Tourist Days: Letters of Travel, Cincinnati, Oh.: The Robert Clarke Company, published 1900, page 159

Questions about sinkier

What is sinkier the comparative form of?
Sinkier is the comparative form of sinky.

Words near sinkier in the dictionary

  1. Sinkhorn's theorem
  2. sinkhouse
  3. Sinkiang
  4. Sinkie
  5. Sinkie pwn Sinkie
  6. sinkier
  7. Sinkies
  8. sinkiest
  9. sinkijon
  10. sinkin'
  11. sinkiness

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