In-betweeny

adj, noun, slang

adj, noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1
Something in an in-between or intermediate state. informal
"I was an in-betweeny, neither one thing nor the other, and though on the one hand it was frustrating and at times even made me feel freakish, there were also many occasions when my situation gave me cause for amusement."

Adjective

1
Of or pertaining to an in-between state. informal
"She thought about the color black, the nature of blackness, and the in-betweeny shades therein."

Example

"She thought about the color black, the nature of blackness, and the in-betweeny shades therein."

Etymology

From in-between + -y.

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