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