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fringy

fringy

1 7.7
At the edge of a town or area, away from the main part
  • adjective
  • /ˈfrɪn.dʒi/
translation icon : marginal
  • Oh, a little fringy flappery dress.
  • fringy thing

But it's a popular, it's becoming a popular kind of thought amongst more kind of fringy type, you know, like politicians.

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Examples

  • And I already have so many fringy vests.

  • But today I want to dig a little deeper and darker into the more kind of fringy territory.

  • That sounds a little fringy to me, like something you might hear on public access TV.

    Fiction book (2001)
  • So it's a bathing suit top with fringy diamonds on it.

  • I always like to get a pair of summer sandals, so I have these cute little like fringy ones.

  • I thought, for once, we could put on some fringy vests and just have fun.

  • Their scales shone with the radiance of fire opals, and the grand, fringy crests that ran from the tops of their heads to the tips of their tails erupted into a blaze of gold whenever the sunlight struck them.

    Fiction book (1994)
  • The artist's latest collection features fringy designs that emphasize the edges of each piece.

  • Her fringy hairstyle gives her a youthful and playful appearance.

  • The border of the fringy blanket was decorated with colorful tassels.

Synonyms

marginal
vsfringy
11 4.7

At the edge of something, for example land by a river

has the same meaning but is an alternative form or term

Antonyms

993 1.0

Near the middle of a town, area, or building

75 3.4

The ideas and activities most people accept as normal

How Marginal

fringy
1 7.7
marginal
11 4.7
peripheral
27 6.5

Surface Forms

fringy positive

Morphology

fringy = fringe (transparent) = fringe + y

Formed by adding the adjectival suffix '-y' to 'fringe', yielding 'having or relating to a fringe' or 'at the edge', which is directly inferable by learners.

Etymology

Fringy comes from fringe and the ending -y, and fringe means 'edge' or a decorative border, like the loose threads along the edge of a cloth. So fringy describes something at the 'edge' or just outside the main part.