staticky

Resembling or containing static.

Adjective

  1. Resembling or containing static.
    • The radio signal was staticky and we could barely hear the announcer.
    • In that spirit, some young musicians now are creating music that has been described as “hypnagogic” or “hauntological.” The melodies and rhythms are reminiscent of catchy pop songs of previous decades, but recorded in a...

    Related: staticy

Origin

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *stísteh₂ti Proto-Hellenic *hístāmi Ancient Greek ἵστημι (hístēmi) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós) Ancient Greek στᾰτῐκός (stătĭkós)der. Latin staticusder. English static Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English staticky From static + -y.

Forms

more staticky most staticky

Related

antistatic static cling clingfilm

Derived

statickiness