swishier; swishiest
1
: producing a swishing sound
2
slang, usually disparaging
: characterized by effeminate behavior
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This swishy Reformation dress is my go-to for every longhaul flight or train ride.
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Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 27 Jan. 2023
Resembling a 1920s frock, Raey’s swishy crystal fringe slip dress was made for New Year’s Eve.
—Madeline Fass, Vogue, 2 Dec. 2022
Their fluffy, swishy tails are the very heart of squirrel life, and their function is even more complex than that of the New World monkeys’ prehensile tails.
—Lyanda Lynn Haupt, Discover Magazine, 19 Nov. 2013
But the Na'vi largely run free, hunting and cavorting and swooping through the air on their dragon-bird steeds, singing the songs of the rainforest and raising little blue babies with swishy tails.
—Leah Greenblatt, EW.com, 13 Dec. 2022
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Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 27 Jan. 2023
Resembling a 1920s frock, Raey’s swishy crystal fringe slip dress was made for New Year’s Eve.
—Madeline Fass, Vogue, 2 Dec. 2022
Their fluffy, swishy tails are the very heart of squirrel life, and their function is even more complex than that of the New World monkeys’ prehensile tails.
—Lyanda Lynn Haupt, Discover Magazine, 19 Nov. 2013
But the Na'vi largely run free, hunting and cavorting and swooping through the air on their dragon-bird steeds, singing the songs of the rainforest and raising little blue babies with swishy tails.
—Leah Greenblatt, EW.com, 13 Dec. 2022
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“Swishy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/swishy. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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