colicky

1. 1.

   suffering from excessive gas in the alimentary canal

   Synonymsflatulentgassy

   Similarunhealthy

Questions about colicky

What does colicky mean?

colicky means "suffering from excessive gas in the alimentary canal".

How many syllables are in colicky?

colicky has 3 syllables: co-lic-ky. The stress falls on "co".

What is another word for colicky?

Close synonyms include flatulent, gassy. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is colicky a common word?

colicky is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.