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chertier

chertier is the comparative form of cherty.

Meaning of cherty

Adjective

cherty (comparative chertier, superlative chertiest)

  1. Containing chert.
    • Rudely shaped, of hard cherty rock, flat on the inner face, convex on the back. 2759.1879, James Stevenson, Illustrated Catalogue Of The Collections Obtained From The Indians Of New Mexico And Arizona In 1879

Questions about chertier

What is chertier the comparative form of?
Chertier is the comparative form of cherty.

Words near chertier in the dictionary

  1. chersonesus
  2. Chersonesus Taurica
  3. chersonesuses
  4. chert
  5. Chertan
  6. chertier
  7. chertiest
  8. chertification
  9. chertifications
  10. chertified
  11. chertifies

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