woofy

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English

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Etymology

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From woof +‎ -y.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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woofy (comparative woofier, superlative woofiest)

  1. (archaic) Having a close texture; dense
    • 1826, Joanna Baillie, The Martyr, act 2:
      ‘Close round us hung, the vapours of the night

      Had form'd a woofy curtain, dim and pale,

      Through which the waning moon did faintly mark

      Its slender crescent.’
  2. Prone to woofing
  3. Similar in sound to the woof of a dog.

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