specky
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specky¹
Rhymes with -ɛki
Where it comes from
From speck + -y.
adjective speckier · speckiest
- Resembling a speck, minuscule. 19thC, John Ruskin, in 1909, The Works of John Ruskin, Volume 37, page 116, Far mightier, he, than any planet ; burning with his own planetary host doubtless round him ; and, on some speckiest of the specks of them, evangelical persons thinking our sun was made for them.
- Marked with specks; speckled. The window panes grow speckier hour by hour, / The parlour dust is thickening inch by inch.
specky²
Rhymes with -ɛki
Where it comes from
Clipping of spectacular + -y.
adjective
- Spectacular.
noun speckies
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Synonym of spectacular mark.
‘Snake was just talking about you, said you take a mean specky,’ she said.
Adam felt his face colour. His marking skills weren′t that great.
Similar: spectacular mark
specky³
Rhymes with -ɛki
Where it comes from
Clipping of spectacles (“eyeglasses”) + -y.
noun speckies
- One who wears spectacles. I am also honorary president of the SPFG (Society for People who are Famous for their Glasses). […] Our latest idea is 'outing' - putting up posters to force people to admit they're secret speckies. Our first target is the Queen, who only ever sneaks hers on to read the Opening of Parliament.
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