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clawy

clawy adjective: of or resembling a claw; clawlike.

Adjective

clawy (comparative clawier, superlative clawiest)

  1. (informal) Of or resembling a claw; clawlike.

Forms of clawy

comparativeclawier
superlativeclawiest

Origin of clawy

From claw + -y.

Questions about clawy

What does clawy mean?
Clawy means of or resembling a claw; clawlike.
What part of speech is clawy?
Clawy is an adjective.

Words near clawy in the dictionary

  1. clawsome
  2. Clawson
  3. Clawson point
  4. Clawson, Hose and Harby
  5. Clawsons
  6. clawy
  7. Claxby
  8. claxon
  9. claxoned
  10. claxoning
  11. claxons

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