specky
specky adjective: resembling a speck, minuscule.
Adjective (1)
specky (comparative speckier, superlative speckiest)
- Resembling a speck, minuscule.
- 19thC, John Ruskin, in 1909, The Works of John Ruskin, Volume 37, page 116,
Far mightier, he, than any planet ; burning with his own planetary host doubtless round him ; and, on some speckiest of the specks of them, evangelical persons thinking our sun was made for them. - Nor did anyone even remotely suspect that an atom was anything but an atom and therefore the very speckiest particle of matter in existence.1976, National Association of Dental Laboratories (U.S.), NADL Journal, Volume 23, page 99
- 19thC, John Ruskin, in 1909, The Works of John Ruskin, Volume 37, page 116,
- Marked with specks; speckled.
- The window panes grow speckier hour by hour, / The parlour dust is thickening inch by inch.1912, J. A. Stanley Adam, Bernard C. White, Parodies and Imitations Old and New, page 305
- Plaintiff′s manager, Murphy, on October 31st answered, saying the samples received “are somewhat speckier than the paper we ordinarily run,” but that he did not think much of that would be found, or that defendant would have any trouble in marketing the paper;[…].1918, The Southwestern Reporter, volume 201, page 585
Adjective (2)
specky (not comparable)
- Spectacular.
Noun (1)
specky (plural speckies)
- Synonym of spectacular mark.
- ‘Snake was just talking about you, said you take a mean specky,’ she said.
Adam felt his face colour. His marking skills weren′t that great.2008, Beth Montgomery, Murderer′s Thumb, page 159
- Synonyms:
- spectacular mark
- ‘Snake was just talking about you, said you take a mean specky,’ she said.
Noun (2)
specky (plural speckies)
- One who wears spectacles.
- I am also honorary president of the SPFG (Society for People who are Famous for their Glasses). […] Our latest idea is 'outing' - putting up posters to force people to admit they're secret speckies. Our first target is the Queen, who only ever sneaks hers on to read the Opening of Parliament.1991, Punch, volume 300, page 205
- Still, there’s other fish. There's a stewardess I'd gie one tae, but Bladesey's on the outside and instead of getting a decko at her bum he's thumbing through the in-flight journal like the specky wee cunt that he is.1998, Irvine Welsh, “Our cover is blown”, in Filth, London: Jonathan Cape, →ISBN, page 150
Examples of specky in a sentence
- During the long summer-evening games of football on the “rec”, a Specky always ended up being “selected” to play in goal where his glasses wouldn′t get knocked off and broken.2001, Fred Butler, Up the Snicket: Shoddy Town Tales, page 22:
- “Say something, you specky turd,” Krull screamed.2011, Jim Cunningham, Starballs in Space, page 45:
- Ye'll end up wi' glasses, then a' the lads will ca'ye Specky – d'ye hear me?2013, Sandra Brown, Where There Is Evil, page 31:
Synonyms of specky
Forms of specky
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | speckier |
| superlative | speckiest |
| Noun | |
| plural | speckies |
Origin of specky
From speck + -y.
Clipping of spectacular + -y.
Clipping of spectacles (“eyeglasses”) + -y.
Words formed from specky
Words that rhyme with specky
Questions about specky
- What does specky mean?
- Specky means resembling a speck, minuscule.
- How do you use specky in a sentence?
- During the long summer-evening games of football on the “rec”, a Specky always ended up being “selected” to play in goal where his glasses wouldn′t get knocked off and broken.
- What part of speech is specky?
- Specky can be an adjective or a noun.
Words near specky in the dictionary
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