Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Pertaining to islands; full of islands.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Of or pertaining to islands; full of islands.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective of or pertaining to
islands - adjective full of
islands
Etymologies
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island + -y
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Examples
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And then there is a Betsey Bahamas, which is very islandy, bright and fun.
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Going up the bluestone walk, she wondered if her hair was too long, her capris too wrinkled, her wedged sandals too low and islandy.
The Summer I Dared Barbara Delinsky 2004
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Going up the bluestone walk, she wondered if her hair was too long, her capris too wrinkled, her wedged sandals too low and islandy.
The Summer I Dared Barbara Delinsky 2004
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But if you want to get islandy (or Latin American), something else gets thrown into the mix -- black beans.
Slashfood 2009
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From Mexico, a pink flamingo is downright islandy.
KeysNews.com - 2009
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