I. ˈhu̇kē, -ki adjective
( -er/-est )
Etymology: hook (I) + -y
1. : full of or covered with hooks
2. : resembling or having the form of a hook
II. noun
or hook·ey “
( plural hookies or hookeys )
Etymology: probably from hook (II) (to make off) + -y
: truant — used chiefly in the phrase play hooky