shaftiest
shaftiest is the superlative form of shafty.
Meaning of shafty
Adjective
shafty (comparative shaftier, superlative shaftiest)
- Having long and dense fibres.
- In several of the flocks there is a most perfect shafty wool, and, although strong, is full of quality.1900, Alfred Hawkesworth, "Australasian Sheep & Wool.": A Practical and Theoretical Treatise, page 170
- Powerful, cool
- A Cadillac convertible is real cool or even shafty, and its driver, particularly if he be cat, or well-dressed, is cool Jonah.[1951, Newsweek
- Well-endowed; having a large penis.
- we invented rites and barbaric ceremonies, garlanded in flowers the shaftiest studs, proclaimed them Vicars of Christ on Earth, squeezed out the last drop of sacred liqueur from their cocks on unforgettable nights we evoked in mystic rapture[…]2005 11, Juan Goytisolo, A Cock-Eyed Comedy, City Lights Books, →ISBN, page 165
- Having visible feather shafts.
- A common fault is irregularity of hackle striping, many exhibits having the black stripe very much broken, and others have what is termed a "shafty" hackle.1932, The Feathered World Year Book
Questions about shaftiest
- What is shaftiest the superlative form of?
- Shaftiest is the superlative form of shafty.
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