jangly

jangly
jangly jangly adj. like the discordant ringing of nonmusical metallic objects striking together; sounding with a jangle[3]; as, a custodian with a jangly set of keys.

Syn: jangling. [WordNet 1.5]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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