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staticky

[stat-i-kee]

adjective

  1. containing or producing static electricity.

  2. affected by random noise due to electrical interference.

    staticky radio reception.



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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of staticky1

An Americanism dating back to 1925–30; static ( def. ) + -y 1 ( def. )
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Example Sentences

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In staticky announcements over the patrol car public address systems, they urged people to leave.

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When your theremin gets staticky, someone at Equinox probably can fix it.

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We spoke daily on staticky phone calls as I experienced life under the Southern Lights alone.

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Mailers show candidates in ominous, staticky cutouts.

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The threat of eradicating AM radio in American cars produced a rare scene of bipartisanship in Congress on Tuesday when lawmakers rallied to the defense of the staticky broadcasts.

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When To Use

What does staticky mean?

Staticky is an adjective used to describe something that contains or creates a lot of static electricity, like hair standing on end or a place where you get a lot of electric shocks. It can also be used to describe something affected by electrical interference, such as a radio broadcast with a lot of fuzzy or crackling noises.Static is a short way of saying static electricity, which is an electric charge that can build up on certain objects when they are rubbed together. It can also refer to electrical interference in the form of fuzzy spots on a TV or crackling sounds on the radio or a phone call.Example: Be careful when you touch the metal handle—it’s been staticky in here, so you might get a shock.

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