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tankiest

tankiest is the superlative form of tanky.

Meaning of tanky

Adjective

tanky (comparative tankier, superlative tankiest)

  1. Having a dank quality resulting from excessive ageing in a tank.
  2. Able to withstand much damage, having a lot of hit points (that is, like a tank).
    • The phrase, “tank meta”, is one that carries a lot of weight when it comes to MOBAs. These metas are generally characterized by tanky, unkillable behemoths dominating the meta and leaving any character that isn’t focused around raw DPS in the dust.2022 November 17, Carver Fisher, “League of Legends preseason 13 has made tanks unkillable”, in Dexerto, archived from the original on 14 Dec 2024
    Antonyms:
    squishy

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Questions about tankiest

What is tankiest the superlative form of?
Tankiest is the superlative form of tanky.

Words near tankiest in the dictionary

  1. Tankian
  2. tankias
  3. tankie
  4. tankier
  5. tankies
  6. tankiest
  7. tankiness
  8. tanking
  9. tanking up
  10. tankings
  11. tankini

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