Shrimpy
/ˈʃɹɪmpi/ adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Resembling or characteristic of shrimp; shrimplike.
"These dried shrimp crackers […] have a pleasant shrimpy taste and are nice and crunchy."
- 2 Physically puny.
"I looked up, and there was a shrimpy little kid standing next to the rock, carrying a backpack that might have weighed more than he did."
Adjective
- 1 (used especially of persons) of inferior size wordnet
Antonyms
All antonymsExample
More examples"These dried shrimp crackers […] have a pleasant shrimpy taste and are nice and crunchy."
Etymology
From shrimp + -y.