Kinky (kinkier, kinkiest) (original) (raw)

Irregular inflected forms: kinkier Listen to US pronunciation Listen to GB pronunciation, kinkiest Listen to US pronunciation Listen to GB pronunciation

I. (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

(informal) strikingly unconventionalplay

Synonyms:

far-out; kinky; offbeat; quirky; way-out

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

unconventional (not conventional or conformist)

Domain usage:

colloquialism (a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech)

Derivation:

kink (an eccentric idea)

Sense 2

Meaning:

(of hair) in small tight curlsplay

Synonyms:

crisp; frizzly; frizzy; kinky; nappy

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

curly ((of hair) having curls or waves)

Sense 3

Meaning:

(used of sexual behavior) showing or appealing to bizarre or deviant tastesplay

Example:

perverted practices

Synonyms:

kinky; perverted

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

abnormal; unnatural (not normal; not typical or usual or regular or conforming to a norm)

Derivation:

kink (a person with unusual sexual tastes)

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