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CHAFFLIKE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does chafflike mean?
• CHAFFLIKE (adjective)
The adjective CHAFFLIKE has 1 sense:
1. abounding in or covered with or resembling or consisting of chaff
Familiarity information: CHAFFLIKE used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Abounding in or covered with or resembling or consisting of chaff
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Synonyms:
chafflike; chaffy
Pertainym:
chaff (material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds)
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