complainy

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/kəmˈpleɪni/

adjective

Tending to complain; peevish.

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Meanings

adjectivecomplainy (comparative more complainy, superlative most complainy)

comparative more complainy · superlative most complainy · alternative complainey

  1. informalTending to complain; peevish.

    Elle's brother had been so complainy about the heat that we said he could go inside and luxuriate in all the fans.

    2016, Shari Goldhagen, 100 Days of Cake (page 181)

Origin

From complain + -y.

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APA

complainy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/complainy

MLA

“complainy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/complainy. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “complainy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/complainy.

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