adjective
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lively, exuberant, or self-confident
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having the capability or quality of bouncing
a bouncy ball
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responsive to bouncing; springy
a bouncy bed
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His mum, Gemma McConnell, said he had the time of his life enjoying lemonade and cake and playing in the bouncy castles in his own superhero outfit.
From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026
He’ll probably put an inflatable bouncy castle in the Capitol building, and I’m actually perfectly fine with that.
From Slate ● Jun. 18, 2026
It’s been a bouncy few weeks for the stock.
From Barron's ● May 4, 2026
On the sidewalk, generations play spades in the shade and the joyful screams of children emanate from a custom bouncy house adorned with an Egyptian pharaoh bust.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 14, 2026
I'd expected Ewan to look sort of Prince Edwardish, but he's got exploding red hair, sooty freckles, and a bouncy walk.
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
The model showed that runners should run faster on softer, bouncier tracks that supported a runner's natural gait.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 24, 2024
Ruth's hair is bouncier and darker, her eyeglasses even more oversized.
From Salon ● Apr. 26, 2022
The Mondo track surface, tweaked and tuned for Tokyo, seems softer, bouncier, quicker than ever.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2021
The bubble champs are done, in the first round, losers to the healthier and bouncier Phoenix Suns.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 4, 2021
The result was a bouncier, more voluminous curl than one has come to expect from a standard curling wand — and lacked the singed smell often associated with irons.
From New York Times ● Oct. 9, 2018
Balls are about the size of a mature orange and the bounciest of the bunch.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
Perth Stadium is pretty much the fastest, bounciest pitch in the world, so the batters should get a little bit of respite from now on.
From BBC ● Nov. 23, 2025
The Toronto Raptors are going to the Eastern Conference Finals thanks to the bounciest buzzer-beater you will ever see under normal gravitational conditions.
From Slate ● May 12, 2019
Surprisingly, though, several of the bounciest poems are actually mini-tragedies.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 23, 2016
Old Trafford, where the second Test will start on Friday, has the quickest, bounciest square in the country, and Finn is looking forward to the experience.
From The Guardian ● May 31, 2010
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