Flickery

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Seeming to flicker; unsteady not-comparable

    "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."

Example

More examples

"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."

Etymology

From flicker + -y.

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