adj, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   Involving the shooting of weapons. informal

   "the swingy, shooty theatrics of Bionic Commando"

2. 2
   Sprouting or coming up freely and regularly. UK, dialectal

   "Increases of auxin up to 12 mg L–1 did not alter the shooty morphology of the callus."

Example

More examples

"the swingy, shooty theatrics of Bionic Commando"

Etymology

From shoot + -y.

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