"cliffy" meaning in All languages combined

See cliffy on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-cliffy.wav Forms: cliffier [comparative], cliffiest [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɪfi Etymology: From cliff + -y. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|cliff|y}} cliff + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} cliffy (comparative cliffier, superlative cliffiest)
  1. Abounding in cliffs. Translations (abounding in cliffs): kallioinen (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-cliffy-en-adj-Mw1nynNC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 89 2 9 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 97 3 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 97 3 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 89 4 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 95 1 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 92 8 Disambiguation of 'abounding in cliffs': 96 4
  2. Characteristic of a cliff.
    Sense id: en-cliffy-en-adj-AlzJvxIG
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: cliff
Etymology number: 1

Noun [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-cliffy.wav Forms: cliffies [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪfi Head templates: {{en-noun}} cliffy (plural cliffies)
  1. (slang) A cliffhanger (dramatic stopping point in a story). Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-cliffy-en-noun-YO7urhP2
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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