"boardy" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: boardier [comparative], boardiest [superlative]
Etymology: From board + -y. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|board|y}} board + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} boardy (comparative boardier, superlative boardiest)
  1. (of a fabric) Having the texture of a hard board; inflexible and stiff.
    Sense id: en-boardy-en-adj-nmlPdPPz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y

Inflected forms

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