chestnutty en · ADJ
Etymology
From chestnut + -y.
Meanings
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(informal) Resembling or characteristic of a chestnut.
Being in the shell like that, the salt wouldn't get through that shell enough to spoil them, and they'd have that nice sweet chestnutty taste.
1996, Eliot Wigginton, A foxfire Christmas:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more chestnutty | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most chestnutty | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |