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KINKY
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Irregular inflected forms: kinkier , kinkiest
I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(informal) strikingly unconventional
Synonyms:
far-out; kinky; offbeat; quirky; way-out
Classified under:
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 curls
Synonyms:
crisp; frizzly; frizzy; kinky; nappy
Classified under:
Similar:
curly ((of hair) having curls or waves)
Sense 3
Meaning:
(used of sexual behavior) showing or appealing to bizarre or deviant tastes
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)
