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hingey

adj

Etymology

From hinge (“to be in poor health”) + -y.

  1. derived from *hangiju✻
  2. inherited from *henġ✻
  3. inherited from henge
  4. suffixed as hingey — “hinge + -y”

Definitions

  1. Out of sorts, slightly unwell, ill.

    • The natural line of my somewhat hingey sidearm throw was falling across a rock, snagging and dragging the line.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA