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chossy

chossy adjective: unsuitable for rock climbing, e.g. because it is too soft, unstable, or overgrown.

chossy: unsuitable for rock climbing, e.g. because it is too soft, unstable, or overgrown
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Adjective

chossy (comparative more chossy, superlative most chossy)

  1. Unsuitable for rock climbing, e.g. because it is too soft, unstable, or overgrown.

Forms of chossy

comparativemore chossy
superlativemost chossy

Origin of chossy

From choss + -y.

Questions about chossy

What does chossy mean?
Chossy means unsuitable for rock climbing, e.g. because it is too soft, unstable, or overgrown.
What part of speech is chossy?
Chossy is an adjective.

Words near chossy in the dictionary

  1. chosest
  2. Chosica
  3. Choson
  4. Chosongul
  5. choss
  6. chossy
  7. Choszczno
  8. Chosŏn
  9. chota
  10. chota hazri
  11. chota peg

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