BARKY

barky

(adjective) resembling the rough bark of a tree; “the rattlesnake’s barky scales”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

barky (comparative barkier, superlative barkiest)

(of a tree) Having bark.

Prone to bark, to make the sound of a dog.

Sounding like the bark of a dog.

Anagrams

• Rybak, braky

Source: Wiktionary


Bark"y, a.

Definition: Covered with, or containing, bark. "The barky fingers of the elm." Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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