plastickyadj.
/ˈplastᵻki/, U.S. /ˈplæstɪki/ colloquial.
Suggestive of or resembling plastic.
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society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > synthetic resins and plastics > [adjective] > plastic > resembling
plasticky1972
1972 Oxf. Times 12 May 20/4 His elder daughter Julie, 9, ‘smelt plasticky fumes’.
1972 Daily Tel. 21 June 13/3 The interior [of the car] is rather ‘plasticy’ and the seats became hot in the sunshine.
1979 R. Rendell Make Death love Me xvi. 144 The gun..was a toy, as you could tell really by the plasticky look of it.
1993 What Hi-Fi? Oct. 9/4 OK, so the player isn't exactly cheap given its slightly plasticky feel, but it'll fit nicely in many a system.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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