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switchiest

switchiest is the superlative form of switchy.

Meaning of switchy

Adjective

switchy (comparative more switchy or switchier, superlative most switchy or switchiest)

  1. (colloquial) Having a whisking or wagging motion.
    • And now, perhaps, her switchy tail
      Hangs on a barn-door, from a nail1812, William Coombe, The Tour of Dr Syntax in Search of the Picturesque
  2. (slang) Versatile; not exclusively a top or a bottom, or inclined to switch between sadistic and masochistic roles.
    • I'm switchier than my boyfriend; I'm fine with either topping or bottoming, whereas he's only comfortable with bottoming.
    Synonyms:
    versatile, vers

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Questions about switchiest

What is switchiest the superlative form of?
Switchiest is the superlative form of switchy.

Words near switchiest in the dictionary

  1. switchgrasses
  2. switchhook
  3. switchhooks
  4. switchier
  5. switchies
  6. switchiest
  7. switching
  8. switching algebra
  9. switching codes
  10. switching function
  11. switching functions

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