roller-coasterish

adjective

Resembling a roller coaster; characterized by abrupt highs and lows.

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Meanings

adjectiveroller-coasterish (comparative more roller-coasterish, superlative most roller-coasterish)

comparative more roller-coasterish · superlative most roller-coasterish

  1. idiomaticResembling a roller coaster; characterized by abrupt highs and lows.

    The road starts out somewhat roller-coasterish from frost heaves, […]

    2010, Don Pitcher, Moon Alaska, Avalon Travel, →ISBN, page 401
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    He had roller-coasterish mood swings and would disappear for a few days at a time, isolating himself, feeling suicidal.

    1999 March, Elise Harris, “Writing The Book Of Matthew”, in Out, page 65

    Also, the age at which people first get married has had a roller-coasterish ride over the past 100 years or so.

    2004, Paul McFedries, Word Spy: The Word Lover's Guide to Modern Culture, Broadway Books, →ISBN, page 273

Origin

From roller coaster + -ish.

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