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turny

turny adjective: characterized by turns or a turning motion.

Adjective

turny (comparative more turny, superlative most turny)

  1. (informal) Characterized by turns or a turning motion.
    • a twisty, turny road in the mountains
    • Also, I should ask about what the turny knob tool was, when I got time.2019, Richard Roberts, A Rag Doll's Guide to Here and There

Forms of turny

comparativemore turny
superlativemost turny

Origin of turny

From turn + -y.

Words formed from turny

Words that rhyme with turny

Questions about turny

What does turny mean?
Turny means characterized by turns or a turning motion.
What part of speech is turny?
Turny is an adjective.

Words near turny in the dictionary

  1. turnuses
  2. turnverein
  3. turnvereins
  4. turnwrest
  5. turnwrests
  6. turny
  7. Turoar
  8. turoctocog alfa
  9. Turod
  10. Turok
  11. Turoks

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