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toony

UK/ˈtuːni/

toony adjective: cartoony.

Adjective

toony (comparative more toony, superlative most toony)

  1. (informal) cartoony
    • From his vantage point close to the ground, Ollie watched the chairlegs bend in a toony manner as they struggled […]2019, D. M. Gilmore, Erased
    • He was also told to keep a toony quality to the delivery, which is displayed well in the plaintive delivery of Roger's line […]2019, Ross Anderson, Pulling a Rabbit Out of a Hat: The Making of Roger Rabbit

Forms of toony

comparativemore toony
superlativemost toony

Origin of toony

From toon + -y.

Questions about toony

What does toony mean?
Toony means cartoony.
What part of speech is toony?
Toony is an adjective.
How do you pronounce toony?
Toony is pronounced /ˈtuːni/ (UK).

Words near toony in the dictionary

  1. ToonTown
  2. Toontowner
  3. Toontowners
  4. Toonumbar
  5. toonwood
  6. toony
  7. toonz
  8. Toop
  9. Toor
  10. toor dal
  11. Toora

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