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Word: JAKE
Alphagram: AEJK
Has inflections:
- JAKE adjective positive
Definition: all right
Citations:
“It was a thrilling conceit, and a feasible one. I fairly floated back to my train on its prospects. Returning to Saratoga was the jakest part.”
, p. 314Boyd, Brendan C.[50]; Blue Ruin: A Novel of the 1919 World Series; Perennial; 1993-01-01; New York; ISBN 978-006097514.
- JAKER adjective comparative
Notes
- (valid: John Chew) Superlative is supported by citations; comparative assumed valid
Citations:
“It was a thrilling conceit, and a feasible one. I fairly floated back to my train on its prospects. Returning to Saratoga was the jakest part.”
, p. 314Boyd, Brendan C.[50]; Blue Ruin: A Novel of the 1919 World Series; Perennial; 1993-01-01; New York; ISBN 978-006097514.
- JAKEST adjective superlative
Notes
- (valid: John Chew) Found in print if rarely (see citation)
Citations:
“It was a thrilling conceit, and a feasible one. I fairly floated back to my train on its prospects. Returning to Saratoga was the jakest part.”
, p. 314Boyd, Brendan C.[50]; Blue Ruin: A Novel of the 1919 World Series; Perennial; 1993-01-01; New York; ISBN 978-006097514.