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CHAFFY
chaffy
(adjective) value; “an empty chaffy book by a foolish chaffy fellow”
chaffy, chafflike
(adjective) abounding in or covered with or resembling or consisting of chaff
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
chaffy (comparative chaffier, superlative chaffiest)
Like or containing chaff.
Source: Wiktionary
Chaff"y, a.
1. Abounding in, or resembling, chaff. Chaffy grain beneath the thresher's flail. Coleridge.
2. Light or worthless as chaff. Slight and chaffy opinion. Glanvill.
3. (Bot.) (a) Resembling chaff; composed of light dry scales. (b) Bearing or covered with dry scales, as the under surface of certain ferns, or the disk of some composite flowers.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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THOUGHTFULLY
(adverb) showing consideration and thoughtfulness; “he had thoughtfully brought with him some food to share”
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