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swivelly

swivelly adjective: with a swivelling motion.

Adjective

swivelly (comparative more swivelly, superlative most swivelly)

  1. (informal) With a swivelling motion.
    • ...Elvis, the truck driver with the curvy, vampy pout, the lady-killer revered for the kind of swivelly hips that once we admired only in ladies.1984, Robert Duncan, The noise: notes from a rock 'n' roll era
    • Restless, he spun the chair around - it was one of those swivelly office chairs that are brilliant for spinning...2003, Tim Kennemore, Sabine

Forms of swivelly

comparativemore swivelly
superlativemost swivelly

Origin of swivelly

From swivel + -y.

Questions about swivelly

What does swivelly mean?
Swivelly means with a swivelling motion.
What part of speech is swivelly?
Swivelly is an adjective.

Words near swivelly in the dictionary

  1. swiveling
  2. swivelings
  3. swivelled
  4. swivelling
  5. swivellings
  6. swivelly
  7. swivels
  8. swives
  9. swivet
  10. swivets
  11. swiving

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