"waffly" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: wafflier [comparative], waffliest [superlative]
Etymology: waffle + -y Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|waffle|y}} waffle + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} waffly (comparative wafflier, superlative waffliest)
  1. Characterized by the presence of waffle (vague speech). Translations (vague in meaning, of speech, often done in order to obfuscate or to avoid answering): hākirikiri (Maori), przegadany (Polish)
    Sense id: en-waffly-en-adj-h6qV0iPB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 90 10 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 92 8 Disambiguation of 'vague in meaning, of speech, often done in order to obfuscate or to avoid answering': 95 5
  2. Alternative form of waffley. Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: waffley
    Sense id: en-waffly-en-adj-rsclXWNW
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: waffley

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