Adjective: buffy
Comparison Forms
Synthetic
| Comparative | buffier |
| Superlative | buffiest |
Perifrastic
Sample Sentences
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A small sandpiper with rather buffy upper parts[…] [1966, Bulletin, number 203, page 154:]
Adjectives inflected like buffy
syrupy,
seemly,
seggsy,
snuffy,
snippy,
snitty,
sniffy,
snotty,
snouty,
snobby,
snoozy,
snooty,
snazzy,
snappy,
snarky,
snarly,
snassy,
snaily,
snacky,
snaggy, etc. (List truncated at 20 adjectives)
Etymology
From buff + -y.