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fly3

Pronunciation: /flʌɪ/
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Definition of fly

adjective (flyer, flyest)

informal
  • 1British knowing and clever:she’s fly enough not to get tricked out of it
  • 2North American fashionably attractive and impressive:a fly dude

Derivatives

flyness

noun

Origin:

early 19th century: of unknown origin

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Definition of fly in the US English dictionary

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