flickery

flickery

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
English flick
Proto-Indo-European *-yósder.
Proto-Italic *-āsjos
Latin -āriusnom.
Latin -āriusbor.
Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz
Proto-West Germanic *-ārī
Old English -ere
Middle English -ere
English -er
English flicker
English -y
English flickery

    From flicker + -y.

    Pronunciation

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    Adjective

    flickery (not comparable)

    1. Seeming to flicker; unsteady
      • 2009 January 17, Jeannette Catsoulis, “Watch Out for That Pickax; It’s Hurtling From the Screen”, in New York Times‎[1]:
        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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