Checking saved dictionary data and trusted language sources. This will stop automatically if a source does not respond.
Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
(informal, sometimes figurative) Reminiscent of a whiplash injury; involving a rapid back-and-forth jerking motion..
The British news media has a whiplashy relationship with Ms. Deyn, simultaneously crushed-out and abusive.
If you're the type of rider who likes to stand on the pedals and whip the bike back and forth when climbing hills, you should know that doing so with your kid in the seat could give her a seriously unpleasant, whiplashy ride.
Use whiplashy when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Whiplashy means (informal, sometimes figurative) Reminiscent of a whiplash injury; involving a rapid back-and-forth jerking motion..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
The British news media has a whiplashy relationship with Ms. Deyn, simultaneously crushed-out and abusive.
FreeDictionaryAPI.com / Wiktionary · Original source · CC BY-SA 4.0
Dictionary data is provided by FreeDictionaryAPI.com and sourced from Wiktionary under its stated license.