chafflike

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adjective

Resembling chaff.

Similar
chaffy
OriginProto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English chaff →
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Meanings

adjectivechafflike (comparative more chafflike, superlative most chafflike)

comparative more chafflike · superlative most chafflike

  1. Resembling chaff.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveabounding in or covered with or resembling or consisting of chaff

Similar
chaffy
Also see
chaffy

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Englishchaff
  2. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  3. Proto-Germanic*līką
  4. Englishchafflike

From chaff + -like.

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Cite this entry
APA

chafflike. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chafflike

MLA

“chafflike.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chafflike. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chafflike,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chafflike.

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