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froughy

/ˈfɹəʊˌi/

froughy adjective: loose, spongy, or easily broken.

Adjective

froughy (comparative more froughy, superlative most froughy)

  1. (UK, archaic, dialectal) Loose, spongy, or easily broken.
    • froughy, unseasoned oak2017, David Hoseason Morgan, Harvesters and Harvesting 1840-1900, page 23

Forms of froughy

comparativemore froughy
superlativemost froughy

Origin of froughy

Compare frow.

Words that rhyme with froughy

5 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Questions about froughy

What does froughy mean?
Froughy means loose, spongy, or easily broken.
What part of speech is froughy?
Froughy is an adjective.
How do you pronounce froughy?
Froughy is pronounced /ˈfɹəʊˌi/.

Words near froughy in the dictionary

  1. Froude number
  2. Froude numbers
  3. froufrou
  4. froufrous
  5. frought
  6. froughy
  7. frounce
  8. frounced
  9. frounces
  10. frouncing
  11. froup

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