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twinkly

twinkly adjective: that twinkles.

Adjective

twinkly (comparative twinklier, superlative twinkliest)

  1. that twinkles
  2. happy and cheerful

Forms of twinkly

comparativetwinklier
superlativetwinkliest

Origin of twinkly

From twinkle + -y.

Words formed from twinkly

Questions about twinkly

What does twinkly mean?
Twinkly means that twinkles.
What part of speech is twinkly?
Twinkly is an adjective.

Words near twinkly in the dictionary

  1. twinkling
  2. twinkling of an eye
  3. twinkling out
  4. twinklingly
  5. twinklings
  6. twinkly
  7. twinkly-eyed
  8. twinks
  9. twinky
  10. twinleaf
  11. twinleafs

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