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spectrumy

spectrumy adjective: having some characteristics of the autism spectrum.

Adjective

spectrumy (comparative more spectrumy, superlative most spectrumy)

  1. (informal) Having some characteristics of the autism spectrum.
    • I even e-mailed Hopkins to try to get her to back me up, but she wrote back, If Mom decides she wants to kick him out at any point, she will and he’ll be fine. He’s a little spectrumy, but perfectly competent. But so long as she’s happy having him at home, let them have each other. Without any...2011, Claire LaZebnik, Families and Other Nonreturnable Gifts, 5 Spot (2011), unnumbered page
    • His quiz was designed to detect autism and my score probably suggests I am “spectrumy” – to use a non-technical term – rather than a psycho.2011 April 25, Nicholas Blincoe, “Zero Degrees of Empathy by Simon Baron-Cohen: review”, in The Telegraph
    Synonyms:
    on the spectrum

Examples of spectrumy in a sentence

  • He’s a little spectrumy, but perfectly competent.2011, Claire LaZebnik, Families and Other Nonreturnable Gifts, 5 Spot (2011), unnumbered page
  • "The principal started telling me that Adam sounded spectrumy and needed occupational therapy and speech therapy, and she had never even met him yet. […]2012, Carrie Goldman, Bullied: What Every Parent, Teacher, and Kid Needs to Know About Ending the Cycle of Fear, HarperOne, →ISBN:

Synonyms of spectrumy

Forms of spectrumy

comparativemore spectrumy
superlativemost spectrumy

Origin of spectrumy

From spectrum + -y.

Questions about spectrumy

What does spectrumy mean?
Spectrumy means having some characteristics of the autism spectrum.
How do you use spectrumy in a sentence?
He’s a little spectrumy, but perfectly competent.
What part of speech is spectrumy?
Spectrumy is an adjective.

Words near spectrumy in the dictionary

  1. spectrum analyzer
  2. spectrum analyzers
  3. spectrum disorder
  4. spectrum disorders
  5. spectrums
  6. spectrumy
  7. spects
  8. specula
  9. speculaas
  10. speculable
  11. speculant

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