flippery

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adjective

Resembling or characteristic of flippers.

Scrabble 18
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Meanings

adjectiveflippery (comparative more flippery, superlative most flippery)

comparative more flippery · superlative most flippery

  1. Resembling or characteristic of flippers.

    “You were both squished up inside, trapped by those flippery things. You were locked up and hanging from a chain. But now you're free!” The sea monster smiled happily. He was clearly very pleased with himself.

    2012, Steve Cole, Astrosaurs 4 Book Set: Riddle of the Raptors

Origin

From flipper + -y.

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APA

flippery. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flippery

MLA

“flippery.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flippery. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “flippery,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flippery.

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