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licheny

licheny adjective: covered in lichen.

Adjective

licheny (comparative more licheny, superlative most licheny)

  1. Covered in lichen.
    • a licheny cliff
  2. Resembling or characteristic of lichen.
    • A licheny green glow showed through a small spot on his jacket.2017, Kelly Barnhill, The Girl Who Drank the Moon

Forms of licheny

comparativemore licheny
superlativemost licheny

Origin of licheny

From lichen + -y.

Questions about licheny

What does licheny mean?
Licheny means covered in lichen.
What part of speech is licheny?
Licheny is an adjective.

Words near licheny in the dictionary

  1. lichenoporid
  2. lichenoporids
  3. lichenose
  4. lichenous
  5. lichens
  6. licheny
  7. lichenysin
  8. lichenysins
  9. liches
  10. lichesterinic acid
  11. lichesterol

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