waney

[ wey-nee ]

adjective

, wan·i·er, wan·i·est.

1. wany ( def 1 ).
2. (of a timber) having a wane or wanes.

Word History and Origins

Origin of waney¹

First recorded in 1655–65; wane + -y ¹

Example Sentences

I just wanted to be myself, because I felt the reason Waney probably gave me it anyway was from being myself.

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We did play some good stuff and scored some nice tries, but Waney is a perfectionist and will look at how we can improve.

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We were supposed to come in on Monday but Waney gave us an extra night to see our families and then report on the Tuesday morning.

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Waney's been good with the camps, he's given us time with our families when we can.

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Some lads are new into the camp, haven't met most of the blokes before and haven't worked under Waney.

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