statickyadj.
/ˈstatᵻki/, U.S. /ˈstædəki/ U.S.
Subject to or characterized by static; crackling or hissing with, or interrupted by, static.
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1925 San Antonio (Texas) Express 28 June 18/8 Tonight it is pouring rain and reception is quite staticky.
1960 H. Waugh Road Block i. 12 ‘Roger, wilco, and out,’ the staticky voice sang.
1979 C. Kilian Icequake viii. 102 ‘It's so good to hear you! Is everyone safe?’ There was a staticky pause. ‘I don't know.’
1984 D. DeLillo White Noise (1985) i. iii. 11 That little staticky sound of rustling nylon.
1999 L. Barnes Flashpoint 83 I couldn't make out the staticky radio response.
2008 A. Davies Mine All Mine 4 He's got the radio on low but I can make out a staticky ad for that new Covet perfume.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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