roller-coasterish
adjEtymology From roller coaster + -ish.
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Idiomatic Resembling a roller coaster; characterized by abrupt highs and lows.
- He had roller-coasterish mood swings and would disappear for a few days at a time, isolating himself, feeling suicidal.1999 March, Elise Harris, “Writing The Book Of Matthew”, in Out, page 65:
- Also, the age at which people first get married has had a roller-coasterish ride over the past 100 years or so.2004, Paul McFedries, Word Spy: The Word Lover's Guide to Modern Culture, Broadway Books, →ISBN, page 273:
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- The road starts out somewhat roller-coasterish from frost heaves, […]2010, Don Pitcher, Moon Alaska, Avalon Travel, →ISBN, page 401: