chaffy

adjective

ˈcha-fē 

-er/-est

1

a

: abounding in or covered with chaff

b

: consisting of or resembling chaff

2

a

: light, worthless

an empty chaffy book by a foolish chaffy fellow

b

: having a bantering quality : chaffing

teasing in a chaffy tone

3

a

: like paleae

b

: covered with scales

Word History

Etymology

chaff entry 1 + -y

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Rhymes for chaffy

• daffy
• jaffe
• taffy
• holography
• telegraphy