sinky

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/ˈsɪŋki/

adjective

Into which one can sink.

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Meanings

adjectivesinky (comparative sinkier, superlative sinkiest)

comparative sinkier · superlative sinkiest

  1. informalInto which one can sink.

    Then I settled myself in the roomiest, deepest, sinkiest of spring-cushioned “arm-chairs,” and fastened my gaze on him, to wander no more while he stayed.

    1884 January 1, Laura G. Collins, “Paris”, in By-gone Tourist Days: Letters of Travel, Cincinnati, Oh.: The Robert Clarke Company, published 1900, page 159

Origin

From sink + -y.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with sinky

kinkystinkyslinkydinkyinkylinkywinkypinkiebinkyblinkyminkyblinkietwinkydrinkydinkeyshrinkyjinkybinkieclinkycrinkydrinkieIndia-inkyinky-dinkyplinky
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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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