thinky

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adjective

Tending to think, or inspire thinking.

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Meanings

adjectivethinky (comparative thinkier or more thinky, superlative thinkiest or most thinky)

comparative thinkier · comparative more thinky · superlative thinkiest · superlative most thinky

  1. informalrareTending to think, or inspire thinking.

    Lipstein trades the faintly antique unease of literary reputation for the all-too-current ones of money and technology. You root for its thinky, troubled hero, even while you enjoy watching him sweat.

    2023 July 9, Alexandra Jacobs, “Grazed and Confused: In ‘The Vegan,’ a Guilty Hedge Funder Eats His Feelings”, in The New York Times, →ISSN

Origin

From think + -y.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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