skimmy

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/ˈskɪmi/

adjective

Tending or seeming to skim; loose

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Meanings

adjectiveskimmy (comparative more skimmy, superlative most skimmy)

comparative more skimmy · superlative most skimmy

  1. fashionTending or seeming to skim; loose

    You could see a similarity to the style of Rick Owens in the oversize sweaters and to the skimmy dresses of John Galliano .

    2007 March 5, Cathy Horyn, “A New Look at Nina Ricci and a Puzzle at Chloé”, in New York Times

Origin

From skim + -y.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with skimmy

jimmygimmeJimmieTimmyKimmyshimmysashimibrimmydimmieHimmylimbyscimmystimmy
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APA

skimmy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/skimmy

MLA

“skimmy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/skimmy. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “skimmy,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/skimmy.

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