waily

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

wail +‎ -y

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

waily (comparative wailier, superlative wailiest)

  1. Tending to wail; complaining.
  2. Resembling or characteristic of a wail.
    • 2013, Joanna Nadin, The Rachel Riley Diaries: My So-Called Life:
      I distinctly saw merriment (upper school goths and Suzy nodding their heads to waily music) through the window.
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