staticky

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/ˈstætɪki/

adjective

Resembling or containing static.

“The radio signal was staticky and we could barely hear the announcer.”

Scrabble 17

Meanings

adjectivestaticky (comparative more staticky, superlative most staticky)

comparative more staticky · superlative most staticky

  1. Resembling or containing static.

    The radio signal was staticky and we could barely hear the announcer.

    1 more example

    In that spirit, some young musicians now are creating music that has been described as “hypnagogic” or “hauntological.” The melodies and rhythms are reminiscent of catchy pop songs of previous decades, but recorded in a way that simulates the effects of age — fuzzy and staticky — as if worn out or heard at a great distance through a grimy haze.

    2011 August 4, Carl Wilson, “‘My So-Called Adulthood’”, in The New York Times, →ISSN

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*stísteh₂ti
  3. Proto-Hellenic*hístāmi
  4. Ancient Greekἵστημι (hístēmi)
  5. Ancient Greekστᾰτῐκός (stătĭkós)
  6. Latinstaticus
  7. Englishstatic
  8. Englishstaticky

From static + -y.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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