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chuckiestone Chuck Chuck (ch[u^]k), n.
1. A small pebble; -- called also chuckstone and
chuckiestone. [Scot.]
2. pl. A game played with chucks, in which one or more are
tossed up and caught; jackstones. [Scot.]
Gawkiest Gawky Gawk"y, a. [Compar. Gawkier; superl. Gawkiest.]
Foolish and awkward; clumsy; clownish; as, gawky behavior. --
n. A fellow who is awkward from being overgrown, or from
stupidity, a gawk.
Leakiest Leaky Leak"y, a. [Compar. Leakier; superl. Leakiest.]
1. Permitting water or other fluid to leak in or out; as, a
leaky roof or cask.
2. Apt to disclose secrets; tattling; not close. [Colloq.]
Luckiest Lucky Luck"y, a. [Compar. Luckier; superl. Luckiest.]
1. Favored by luck; fortunate; meeting with good success or
good fortune; -- said of persons; as, a lucky adventurer.
`` Lucky wight.' --Spenser.
2. Producing, or resulting in, good by chance, or
unexpectedly; favorable; auspicious; fortunate; as, a
lucky mistake; a lucky cast; a lucky hour.
We doubt not of a fair and lucky war. --Shak.
Syn: Successful; fortunate; prosperous; auspicious.
Pockiest Pocky Pock"y, a. [Compar. Pockier; superl. Pockiest.]
Full of pocks; affected with smallpox or other eruptive
disease. --Bp. Hall.
Shakiest Shaky Shak"y, a. [Compar. Shakier; superl. Shakiest.]
1. Shaking or trembling; as, a shaky spot in a marsh; a shaky
hand. --Thackeray.
2. Full of shakes or cracks; cracked; as, shaky timber.
--Gwilt.
3. Easily shaken; tottering; unsound; as, a shaky
constitution; shaky business credit. [Colloq.]
Silkiest Silky Silk"y, a. [Compar. Silkier; superl. Silkiest.]
1. Of or pertaining to silk; made of, or resembling, silk;
silken; silklike; as, a silky luster.
2. Hence, soft and smooth; as, silky wine.
3. Covered with soft hairs pressed close to the surface, as a
leaf; sericeous.
Silky oak (Bot.), a lofty Australian tree (Grevillea
robusta) with silky tomentose lobed or incised leaves. It
furnishes a valuable timber.
Smokiest Smoky Smok"y, a. [Compar. Smokier; superl. Smokiest.]
1. Emitting smoke, esp. in large quantities or in an
offensive manner; fumid; as, smoky fires.
2. Having the appearance or nature of smoke; as, a smoky fog.
``Unlustrous as the smoky light.' --Shak.
3. Filled with smoke, or with a vapor resembling smoke;
thick; as, a smoky atmosphere.
4. Subject to be filled with smoke from chimneys or
fireplace; as, a smoky house.
5. Tarnished with smoke; noisome with smoke; as, smoky
rafters; smoky cells.
6. Suspicious; open to suspicion. [Obs.] --Foote.
Smoky quartz (Min.), a variety of quartz crystal of a pale
to dark smoky-brown color. See Quartz.
Spunkiest Spunky Spunk"y, a. [Compar. Spunkier; superl. Spunkiest.]
Full of spunk; quick; spirited. [Colloq.]
Stickiest Sticky Stick"y, a. [Compar. Stickier; superl. Stickiest.]
Having the quality of sticking to a surface; adhesive; gluey;
viscous; viscid; glutinous; tenacious.
Herbs which last longest are those of strong smell, and
with a sticky stalk. --Bacon.
Sulkiest Sulky Sulk"y, a. [Compar. Sulkier; superl. Sulkiest.] [See
Sulkiness, and cf. Sulky, n.]
Moodly silent; sullen; sour; obstinate; morose; splenetic.
Syn: See Sullen.
