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faffier

faffier is the comparative form of faffy.

Meaning of faffy

Adjective

faffy (comparative faffier, superlative faffiest)

  1. (UK, informal) Time-consuming or awkward; too complicated or fancy.
    • [...] three kinds of pickles, the tinned peaches ready in a bowl with a jug of fresh cream on the serving hatch, home-made cakes, tarts and chocolate biscuits. It was a faffy, time-consuming job […]1986, Gwynneth Branfoot, Men have all the fun, page 125

Questions about faffier

What is faffier the comparative form of?
Faffier is the comparative form of faffy.

Words near faffier in the dictionary

  1. faffed about
  2. faffed around
  3. faffer
  4. faffers
  5. faffery
  6. faffier
  7. faffiest
  8. faffing
  9. faffing about
  10. faffing around
  11. faffle

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