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sherbety

sherbety adjective: having characteristics of sherbet.

Adjective

sherbety (comparative more sherbety, superlative most sherbety)

  1. Having characteristics of sherbet
    • Bright patterned shirts, worn untucked, slip-on loafers in sherbety colors.2009 January 4, Laura Lippman, “The Girl in the Green Raincoat”, in New York Times

Forms of sherbety

comparativemore sherbety
superlativemost sherbety

Origin of sherbety

From sherbet + -y.

Questions about sherbety

What does sherbety mean?
Sherbety means having characteristics of sherbet.
What part of speech is sherbety?
Sherbety is an adjective.

Words near sherbety in the dictionary

  1. sherbert
  2. sherberts
  3. sherbet
  4. sherbets
  5. sherbetty
  6. sherbety
  7. Sherborn
  8. Sherborne
  9. Sherbourne
  10. Sherbro
  11. Sherbrooke

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