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Synonyms of chaffy

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Another word for chaffy is strawlike. Other synonyms of chaffy are two-bit, valueless, bastardly, cacky and cocking.

Synonyms and similar words for chaffy

adjectiveOf as little value or substance as chaff; worthless.

Meaning of chaffy

  1. adjective Like or containing chaff.
  2. adjective (of bracts, flower head receptacles, scales on cones or catkins) Resembling chaff: papery, husk-like; not fleshy, leafy or herbaceous.
  3. adjective (of an ear of corn/maize) Having imperfectly developed kernels that are not tightly compressed against each other.

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Questions about synonyms of chaffy

What is another word for chaffy?
Chaffy has 75 synonyms on Word.ws, such as strawlike, two-bit, valueless, bastardly, cacky, cocking, cruddy and draffish.
What does chaffy mean?
Chaffy means like or containing chaff.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: chaffy (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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