Fringy
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Fringy is an adjective meaning (informal) Beyond the mainstream.
Meaning
(informal) Beyond the mainstream.
More Meanings
- Adorned with fringes.
Example Sentences
In another, if fringier, analysis, the show’s focus on the struggles of a contained brigade of human survivors in a post-apocalyptic galaxy is a loose parable for the events in the Book of Mormon: Gaius Baltar (James Callis), the venal scientist turned collaborator turned false prophet turned savior equated not with Jesus or a hundred televangelists but with Joseph Smith.
Word Forms
- fringier
- fringiest
- fringey
- fringe-y
Synonyms for fringy
Depending on context, synonyms include fringe, edge, marginal, peripheral.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include peripheral, edge, marginal, fringey, befringed, frim.
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