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Dinky

DIH-ngkee

/ˈdɪŋkiː/

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Syllable breakdown

dinky

Dictionary meaning

(British informal) pretty and neat.

Examples

  • What a dinky little hat.
  • We stayed in a dinky old hotel.

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Ephemeral

ih-FEM-er-ul

Mellifluous

muh-LIF-loo-us

Perspicacious

pur-spi-KAY-shus

Obsequious

uhb-SEE-kwee-us

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