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flickery

adj

Etymology

From flicker + -y.

  1. inherited from *flikurōn✻
  2. inherited from flicerian
  3. inherited from flikeren — “to flutter”
  4. suffixed as flickery — “flicker + y”

Definitions

  1. Seeming to flicker

    Seeming to flicker; unsteady

    • In the way of small towns, Tom’s ex-girlfriend Sarah (Jaime King), is now married to his former best friend and current town sheriff[…] though her eyes still do this weird, flickery thing whenever she looks at Tom.

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Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for flickery. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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