chaffy

adjective

Definition of chaffynext
as in worthless
having no usefulness a decidedly chaffy book that is basically a collection of old interviews with celebrities

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  1. worthless
  2. empty
Adjective
  • Indispensable software gets more expensive, while inefficient software becomes worthless.
    — George Wells, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
  • What otherwise might have been worthless bits of trash commanded the highest bids due to where the two items were 57 years ago—lifting off aboard NASA’s Apollo 11 spacecraft on humanity’s first mission to land astronauts on the Moon.
    — Robert Pearlman, ArsTechnica, 15 July 2026
Definition of worthless
Adjective
  • Thekla, Becomes First Women’s Grand Slam Champion Mercedes Mone looked on from the stands with no lighting and surrounded by empty seats.
    — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
  • Much of the ground there has turned black with ash and many cars have been reduced to empty shells of twisted metal.
    — Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 26 July 2026
Definition of empty
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“Chaffy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chaffy. Accessed 30 Jul. 2026.

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