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cledgy

/ˈklɛ.d͡ʒi/

cledgy adjective: stiff, stubborn, clayey, tenacious.

Adjective

cledgy (comparative more cledgy, superlative most cledgy)

  1. stiff, stubborn, clayey, tenacious
    • The stiff cledgy land was but little better1768, Edmund Burke, The Annual Register of World Events

Forms of cledgy

comparativemore cledgy
superlativemost cledgy

Origin of cledgy

From cledge + -y?

Words that rhyme with cledgy

Questions about cledgy

What does cledgy mean?
Cledgy means stiff, stubborn, clayey, tenacious.
What part of speech is cledgy?
Cledgy is an adjective.
How do you pronounce cledgy?
Cledgy is pronounced /ˈklɛ.d͡ʒi/.

Words near cledgy in the dictionary

  1. Cleckleys
  2. clecks
  3. CLECs
  4. Cleddau
  5. cledge
  6. cledgy
  7. cledonism
  8. cledonomancy
  9. cledonomantic
  10. Clee Hills
  11. Clee St Margaret

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