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strummy

strummy adjective: achieved by strumming.

Adjective

strummy (comparative more strummy, superlative most strummy)

  1. (informal) Achieved by strumming
    • In “The Delivery Man,” halfway through, he played electric guitar sparely, which made a huge difference in a very strummy show.2009 June 12, Ben Ratliff, “Acoustic Set of Country, Rock and Old-Time Tales”, in New York Times

Forms of strummy

comparativemore strummy
superlativemost strummy

Origin of strummy

From strum + -y.

Words that rhyme with strummy

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Questions about strummy

What does strummy mean?
Strummy means achieved by strumming.
What part of speech is strummy?
Strummy is an adjective.

Words near strummy in the dictionary

  1. strummers
  2. strummeth
  3. strumming
  4. strummingly
  5. strummings
  6. strummy
  7. strumose
  8. strumosis
  9. strumous
  10. strumously
  11. strumousness

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