boardy
boardy adjective: having the texture of a hard board; inflexible and stiff.
Adjective
boardy (comparative boardier, superlative boardiest)
- Having the texture of a hard board; inflexible and stiff.
- Produces a full, firm, and harsh feel often described as a boardy feel, in cloth filled with it.1934, Report of the Millowners’ Association, page 275
- Gone, too, are the days of boardy, heavy clothes for hot-weather wear.1939 June 5, “America Gets Rid of Deadweight”, in Life, page 12
Examples of boardy in a sentence
- Rice starch, on the other hand, penetrates better and gives a harder finish, with a fullness and firmness which is apt to be regarded as “boardy”; […]1944, Dyestuffs, page 187:
- Rice starch gives clothes a boardy effect.1998, Noemia D’Souza, Fabric Care, New Age International Publishers, →ISBN, page 65:
Forms of boardy
| comparative | boardier |
|---|---|
| superlative | boardiest |
Origin of boardy
From board + -y.
Questions about boardy
- What does boardy mean?
- Boardy means having the texture of a hard board; inflexible and stiff.
- How do you use boardy in a sentence?
- Rice starch, on the other hand, penetrates better and gives a harder finish, with a fullness and firmness which is apt to be regarded as “boardy”; […]
- What part of speech is boardy?
- Boardy is an adjective.
Words near boardy in the dictionary
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