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spoonier

spoonier is the comparative form of spoony.

Meaning of spoony

Adjective

spoony (comparative spoonier, superlative spooniest)

  1. Enamored in a silly or sentimental way; having a crush (on someone).
    • "She—silly child—is spoony, I think, on that cousin of her's, Dalrymple—he, I believe, is spoony on her."1852, Henry Drummond Wolff, Blondelle, page 139
  2. Feebly sentimental; gushy.
    • That is why we decline to publish any of the letters and verses which Mr. Pen wrote at this period of his life, out of mere regard for the young fellow’s character. They are too spooney and wild.1848 November – 1850 December, William Makepeace Thackeray, chapter 12, in The History of Pendennis. […], volume (please specify |volume=I or II), London: Bradbury and Evans, […], published...
  3. Similar to a spoon.
    • That's a very spoony fork.

See all 5 meanings of spoony

Questions about spoonier

What is spoonier the comparative form of?
Spoonier is the comparative form of spoony.

Words near spoonier in the dictionary

  1. spoonhead sculpin
  2. spoonhead sculpins
  3. spoonhook
  4. spoonhooks
  5. spoonie
  6. spoonier
  7. spoonies
  8. spooniest
  9. spoonily
  10. spooniness
  11. spooning

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