sooky
sooky adjective: complaining, whingeing, sad; jealous.
Adjective
sooky (comparative sookier or more sooky, superlative sookiest or most sooky)
- Complaining, whingeing, sad; jealous.
- Kangaroos on the other hand become even more sooky (needy for attention), when denied time outside.2006, Lynda Staker, The Complete Guide to the Care of Macropods, page 189
- Sentimental, sissy; timid.
- Sentimentalists and political quacks have devoted much time to convincing the sookier twentieth century that nineteenth century New World penitentiaries were choked with near-blameless stealers of one teaspoon, one handkerchief, one loaf of bread.1978, J. Ferguson, Seven Cities of Australia, page 48
- Judging by the subject matter, Turkish soldiers are the sookiest, purse-carryingest, most sentimental nancy boys ever to put on military uniforms.1999, Peter Moore, The Wrong Way Home, page 138
Noun
sooky (plural sookies)
- A sook, a crybaby.
Forms of sooky
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | sookier |
| comparative | more sooky |
| superlative | sookiest |
| superlative | most sooky |
| alternative form | sookey |
| alternative form | sukey |
| Noun | |
| plural | sookies |
Origin of sooky
From sook + -y (“characteristic of”) and -y (“diminutive”).
Words formed from sooky
Phrases with sooky
Questions about sooky
- What does sooky mean?
- Sooky means complaining, whingeing, sad; jealous.
- What part of speech is sooky?
- Sooky can be an adjective or a noun.
Words near sooky in the dictionary
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