hinky
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Definition of hinky
2 slang : suspicious
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Synonyms & Antonyms for hinky
Synonyms
distrustful, doubtful, dubious, mistrustful, skeptical, suspicious, trustless, uncertain, unconvinced, undecided, unsettled, unsure
Antonyms
certain, convinced, positive, sure
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Liam Mulshine is a little too good as Dennis, the hinky new boyfriend who morphs into someone else. — John Timpane, Philly.com, "'Few and Evil Days' at Inis Nua: Superb family drama of lies and the past," 29 Apr. 2018 That outcome, combined with a similarly hinky 2015 election in the United Kingdom, kicked into life an ecosystem of mea maxima culpas from pollsters around the world. — Adam Rogers, WIRED, "Maybe Election Polls Aren't Broken After All," 12 Mar. 2018 Because those are almost precisely the businesses least likely to engage in shady or otherwise hinky dealings with their customers—especially those payday lenders, who are God's representatives to the finance industry. — Charles P. Pierce, Esquire, "Do They Teach Poetic Justice in Betsy DeVos' Dream Schools?," 10 Feb. 2017 Joonas Donskoi was battling a hinky shoulder that had been separated twice during the season. — Mark Purdy, The Mercury News, "Purdy: Thornton’s injury could benefit Sharks — and realistically, now commits them to him," 24 Apr. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'hinky.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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