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waffly

waffly adjective: characterized by the presence of waffle (vague speech).

Adjective

waffly (comparative wafflier, superlative waffliest)

  1. Characterized by the presence of waffle (vague speech).
  2. Resembling or characteristic of waffles.
    • Waffle Houses were great favorites of Amos’s, who, as a Yankee, had grown up deprived of their waffly goodness and six-way hash browns.2000, Lelia Kelly, False Witness, New York, N.Y.: Pinnacle Books, Kensington Publishing Corp., →ISBN, page 223
    • The syrup will nestle into the pockets of the waffle, resulting in pure waffly goodness.2011 September 4, Alana Folen, “Winning me over with waffles”, in Dining Out (Honolulu Star-Advertiser), Honolulu, Haw., via Issuu or Newspapers.com, page 2, column 3

Examples of waffly in a sentence

  • By the time the chip has turned to mush in your mouth, you're left with that traditional chip flavor, but a waffly taste still lingers.2013 February 12, Kim Bhasin, “We Tasted Lay's Crazy New 'Chicken & Waffles' Potato Chips — Here's The Verdict”, in Business Insider, New...
  • They recently served up the waffly goodness at Kings Heath Dining Club in York Road.2016 March 18, Sanjeeta Bains, “National Waffle Day is coming - here are the best places to get one in Birmingham”, in Birmingham Mail...
  • So don’t feel depresso when you finish your espresso because waffly goodness awaits.2019 February, “Archived copy”, in Jetstar Magazine, Pyrmont, N.S.W.: […] [F]or Jetstar Airways by Medium Rare Content Agency, →ISSN...
  • There’s plenty of waffly goodness out there and we’ve found the Gold Coast’s five best waffles for you to tuck into.2019 March 20, Amber Macpherson, Chantay Logan, “Five of the best: The Gold Coast’s five best waffles”, in Gold Coast Bulletin, Southport...

Forms of waffly

comparativewafflier
superlativewaffliest
alternative formwaffley

Origin of waffly

From waffle + -y.

Words formed from waffly

Questions about waffly

What does waffly mean?
Waffly means characterized by the presence of waffle (vague speech).
How do you use waffly in a sentence?
By the time the chip has turned to mush in your mouth, you're left with that traditional chip flavor, but a waffly taste still lingers.
What part of speech is waffly?
Waffly is an adjective.

Words near waffly in the dictionary

  1. waffliest
  2. waffliness
  3. waffling
  4. wafflingly
  5. wafflings
  6. waffly
  7. wafflyness
  8. Wafford
  9. Waffords
  10. waffs
  11. waffsicle

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