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canvassy

canvassy adjective: resembling or characteristic of canvas (the fabric).

Adjective

canvassy (comparative more canvassy, superlative most canvassy)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of canvas (the fabric).
    Synonyms:
    canvaslike

Synonyms of canvassy

Forms of canvassy

comparativemore canvassy
superlativemost canvassy

Origin of canvassy

From canvas + -y.

Questions about canvassy

What does canvassy mean?
Canvassy means resembling or characteristic of canvas (the fabric).
What part of speech is canvassy?
Canvassy is an adjective.

Words near canvassy in the dictionary

  1. canvassers
  2. canvasses
  3. canvasseth
  4. canvassing
  5. canvassings
  6. canvassy
  7. Canvastown
  8. canvaswork
  9. canvasy
  10. Canvey
  11. Canvey Island

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