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FRINGY

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

At or constituting a border or edge

Example:

the marginal strip of beach

Synonyms:

fringy; marginal

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

peripheral (on or near an edge or constituting an outer boundary; the outer area)

Derivation:

fringe (an ornamental border consisting of short lengths of hanging threads or tassels)

fringe (the outside boundary or surface of something)

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