plasticky
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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McLachlan was interviewed alongside Sheryl Crow, Jewel, Natalie Merchant and many others who were involved or inspired by the late ’90s movement — which was somewhat rebuked in the early 2000s by a wave of plasticky, image-based corporate pop, but which more or less prophesied our current musical moment dominated by soul-baring women singer-songwriters.
From Los Angeles Times
No mold, no smell, and no visual changes—just a hardened, plasticky texture.
From Salon
More seriously, the joy in playing her character, Birdie, comes with digging beneath her plasticky surface.
From Los Angeles Times
Hit the brakes, and you're suddenly getting a blast of plasticky rubber.
From BBC
If it feels plasticky, that’s not a good sign.
From Seattle Times
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