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wandy

/ˈwɒndi/

wandy adjective: long and flexible, like a wand; wandlike.

Adjective

wandy (comparative more wandy, superlative most wandy)

  1. (UK, dialectal) Long and flexible, like a wand; wandlike
    • His wandy circlet with his bladed bands1880, Sidney Lanier, “On a Palmetto”, in Poems

Forms of wandy

comparativemore wandy
superlativemost wandy

Origin of wandy

From wand + -y.

Questions about wandy

What does wandy mean?
Wandy means long and flexible, like a wand; wandlike.
What part of speech is wandy?
Wandy is an adjective.
How do you pronounce wandy?
Wandy is pronounced /ˈwɒndi/.

Words near wandy in the dictionary

  1. wandsman
  2. wandsmen
  3. Wandsworth
  4. Wandsworth Common
  5. wandwork
  6. wandy
  7. wane
  8. waned
  9. Wanek
  10. Waneks
  11. waneless

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