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suckery

/ˈsʌkəɹi/

suckery adjective: covered in suckers (adhesive organs).

Adjective

suckery (comparative more suckery, superlative most suckery)

  1. Covered in suckers (adhesive organs).
  2. Resembling or characteristic of a sucker.
    • But before the minnow has a chance to answer, we're startled by a suckery sound from outside the cave.2015, Davy Ocean, Deep-Sea Treasury, page 342

Noun

suckery (uncountable)

  1. (slang) Things or behaviors that suck (are bad).

Forms of suckery

comparativemore suckery
superlativemost suckery

Origin of suckery

From sucker + -y.

From suck + -ery.

Questions about suckery

What does suckery mean?
Suckery means covered in suckers (adhesive organs).
What part of speech is suckery?
Suckery can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce suckery?
Suckery is pronounced /ˈsʌkəɹi/.

Words near suckery in the dictionary

  1. suckerpunch
  2. suckerpunches
  3. suckers
  4. suckers for punishment
  5. Suckerville
  6. suckery
  7. suckest
  8. sucket
  9. sucketh
  10. suckets
  11. suckfest

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