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faffy

/ˈfæfi/

faffy adjective: time-consuming or awkward; too complicated or fancy.

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
    • Maybe go nuts with a sprinkle of sea salt and a crack of black pepper. Other than that, I'd be an idiot to interrupt their perfection with a faffy recipe.2017, Hollie Newton, How to Grow: A guide for gardeners who can't garden yet, →ISBN

Forms of faffy

comparativefaffier
superlativefaffiest

Origin of faffy

From faff (about) + -y.

Words that rhyme with faffy

Questions about faffy

What does faffy mean?
Faffy means time-consuming or awkward; too complicated or fancy.
What part of speech is faffy?
Faffy is an adjective.
How do you pronounce faffy?
Faffy is pronounced /ˈfæfi/.

Words near faffy in the dictionary

  1. faffles
  2. faffling
  3. faffs
  4. faffs about
  5. faffs around
  6. faffy
  7. fafia
  8. fafiate
  9. fafiated
  10. fafiates
  11. fafiating

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