US /ˈtʃæfi/ UK /ˈtʃæfi/
adj

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    full of or resembling chaff; worthless or light

    The threshed grain was still chaffy and needed winnowing.

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Synonyms
1 adj · full of or resembling... worthlesslighttrashyfrivoloustrivial
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Word family
Related forms chaff

Etymology

From chaff (Old English ceaf, 'husks of grain') + the adjectival suffix -y.

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