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stainy

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

That easily stains

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: rare

Examples

  • June 21, 2015, Richard Clayton in Financial Times, The Strokes, Hyde Park, London — review Possibly in a Fat Elvis-gone-to-art-school phase — hanks of hair dyed splodgy red and stainy yellow — he bawled his lyrics in his characteristic drawl.

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