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flaxy

flaxy adjective: like flax; flaxen.

Adjective

flaxy (comparative more flaxy, superlative most flaxy)

  1. Like flax; flaxen.
    • The Flaxie, having whiteneſſe, appertaines to Temperance, because it makes Candidam & mundam animam.1634, Miles Sandys, Prudence

Forms of flaxy

comparativemore flaxy
superlativemost flaxy

Origin of flaxy

From flax + -y.

Words that rhyme with flaxy

Questions about flaxy

What does flaxy mean?
Flaxy means like flax; flaxen.
What part of speech is flaxy?
Flaxy is an adjective.

Words near flaxy in the dictionary

  1. flaxseeds
  2. flaxweed
  3. flaxweeds
  4. flaxwort
  5. flaxworts
  6. flaxy
  7. flay
  8. flay someone alive
  9. flayed
  10. flayed someone alive
  11. flayer

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