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strappy

strappy

5 4.7
With thin bands that help hold clothes or shoes on
  • adjective
  • /ˈstræpi/
translation icon : con tiras
  • She tips over on her strappy platform shoes.
  • strappy sandals
  • strappy shoes
  • strappy heels

So the first thing I kept were the pink strappy sandals.

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Examples

  • He complimented her on the beautiful strappy heels she chose for the event.

  • She wore a lovely dress with strappy shoulders that looked elegant and stylish.

  • Sometimes strappy shoes, sometimes boots.

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  • So the first thing I kept were the pink strappy sandals.

  • And it's this adorable white play suit with very strappy straps.

  • Tonight you're wearing your favorite strappy heels and this V-neck dress with straps that flaunt cutouts in the back.

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  • Wearing a purple sleeveless top, tight black pants, and strappy heels, the tall, pixie-coiffed singer began her show with a lush take on Bill Evans' pathos-filled lament, "Turn Out the Stars."

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  • For the summer party, I decided to buy a pair of strappy sandals to match my outfit.

Antonyms

10 3.9

Clothes that have no straps over the shoulders

How Strappy

strappy
5 4.7
strapless
10 3.9

Surface Forms

strappy positive

Morphology

strappy = strap (transparent) = strap + y

Formed by adding the adjectival suffix '-y' to 'strap', giving the clear meaning 'having straps'.

Etymology

Strappy comes from the simple word strap, which originally meant 'a strip of leather or cloth used to fasten or hold things'. So strappy describes something, especially clothing or shoes, that has one or more thin 'straps' holding it together.