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giv⋅ey

[giv-ee]
–adjective, giv⋅i⋅er, giv⋅i⋅est. Chiefly South Midland U.S.
1. (esp. of soil) moist, soft, or spongy.
2. unsteady; rickety: That chair is getting a little givey.
3. (of weather) misty, rainy, or humid; damp.

Origin:
1820–30, Americanism; give + -y 1 ; retention of e allows base word to be more transparent
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