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haddocky en · ADJ

Etymology

From haddock + -y.

Meanings

  1. Resembling or characteristic of haddock.
    • […] a secret and terrible old woman called Magsby, whom Lady Hampshire could ruin on the spot for forging a valueless cheque of her father's, opened the door to the clients, and made gruesome haddocky meals for herself in the kitchen. 1920, E. F. Benson, The Countess of Lowndes Square and Other Stories:
    • When she opened her eyes again, that haddocky smell would be gone! 2014, Sarah Courtauld, Buckle and Squash and the Monstrous Moat-Dragon:

Forms

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most haddocky Degree=Sup lexicographic
more haddocky Degree=Cmp lexicographic