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uptalky

uptalky adjective: engaging in or characteristic of uptalk.

Adjective

uptalky (comparative more uptalky, superlative most uptalky)

  1. Engaging in or characteristic of uptalk.
    • As I turned the corner, my reverie was ruined by the uptalky conversation between Hilary Beck and Rachel Martin.2015, Anna Davies, Identity Theft, page 4
    • I could make note of what sounded too awkward, too flat, too up-talky and too fast.2020, Sarah Kurchak, I Overcame My Autism and All I Got Was This Lousy Anxiety Disorder, page 77

Forms of uptalky

comparativemore uptalky
superlativemost uptalky
alternative formup-talky

Origin of uptalky

From uptalk + -y

Questions about uptalky

What does uptalky mean?
Uptalky means engaging in or characteristic of uptalk.
What part of speech is uptalky?
Uptalky is an adjective.

Words near uptalky in the dictionary

  1. uptalked
  2. uptalker
  3. uptalkers
  4. uptalking
  5. uptalks
  6. uptalky
  7. uptear
  8. uptearing
  9. uptears
  10. uptempo
  11. uptempos

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