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  • adjective superlative form of runny: most runny.

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Examples

  • Hanging out over the window ledge, I could now hear that the interludes between the indignant quacking grunts were filled with rapid-fire sniffing, as if the runniest cold was held in check.

    Country diary: Bedfordshire 2010

  • Thanks Evinrude - that's not weird at all, i always save the runniest bit for last.

    Weekend Herb Blogging #100 Haalo 2007

  • At the moment, she just has the runniest nose in the history of the universe and a strong need for sleep.

    Illness, forgiveness, defensiveness and getting the internet to do my homework ailbhe 2005

  • But one thing she'd left for me to discover, the worst, the runniest thing; that I hadn't really wanted to do it at all.

    The Gates of Noon Rohan, Michael Scott, 1951- 1992

  • While the merchant’s wife is amusing and occupying her thus, the butcher gives her the nastiest meat; the baker, the worstmade and most short-weighted bread; the grocer, the worst oil; the chandler, the runniest wax; and the greengrocer, the oldest and most rotten greens and vegetables; and thus with everything else.

    Savoring The Past Wheaton Barbara Ketcham 1983

  • While the merchant’s wife is amusing and occupying her thus, the butcher gives her the nastiest meat; the baker, the worstmade and most short-weighted bread; the grocer, the worst oil; the chandler, the runniest wax; and the greengrocer, the oldest and most rotten greens and vegetables; and thus with everything else.

    Savoring The Past Wheaton Barbara Ketcham 1983

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