pinchy
pinchy · pinchier · pinchiest
Slightly painful, akin to being pinchedSlightly painful, akin to being pinched
US/ˈpɪnt͡ʃi/
Meaning
2 senses(informal)Slightly painful, akin to being pinched
(informal)Prone or designed to pinch
Origin
From pinch + -y.From pinch + -y.
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Forms
pinchier, pinchiestWord family
1 related wordsDerivedpinchily
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.