Hiccupy

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Characterised by hiccups.

    "She burst into hiccupy sobs."

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"Dexter's vocals are competent enough: his timbre is thin and eternally teenaged, but he can go apeshit on the hiccupy histrionics like no one's business."

Etymology

From hiccup + -y.

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