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CHAFFY

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 I. (adjective) 

Comparative and superlative

Comparative: chaffier  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

Superlative: chaffiest  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

Sense 1

Meaning:

Valueplay

Example:

an empty chaffy book by a foolish chaffy fellow

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

worthless (lacking in usefulness or value)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Abounding in or covered with or resembling or consisting of chaffplay

Synonyms:

chafflike; chaffy

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

chaff (material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds)

Derivation:

chaff (foil in thin strips; ejected into the air as a radar countermeasure)

chaff (material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds)

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