"ferrety" meaning in All languages combined

See ferrety on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Forms: more ferrety [comparative], most ferrety [superlative]
Etymology: From ferret + -y. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|ferret|y}} ferret + -y Head templates: {{en-adj}} ferrety (comparative more ferrety, superlative most ferrety)
  1. Ferretlike.
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