"reefy" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: reefier [comparative], reefiest [superlative]
Rhymes: -iːfi Etymology: From reef + -y. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|reef|y}} reef + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} reefy (comparative reefier, superlative reefiest)
  1. containing reefs.

Inflected forms

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