seesawy

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

seesaw +‎ -y

Adjective[edit]

seesawy (comparative more seesawy, superlative most seesawy)

  1. (informal) Moving alternately up and down, either physically or figuratively.
    • 2004, Daphne Rose Kingma, Loving Yourself: Four Steps to a Happier You, page 36:
      [] inside our own hearts, in the midst of all our seesawy emotions, with respect to our bodies, and in how we choose to think about ourselves.
    • 2011, Gregory Dark, Susie and the Snow-it-alls:
      Susie soon understood why Elaide opted for the seesawy palanquin. The going was heavy.