"fudgy" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: fudgier [comparative], fudgiest [superlative]
Rhymes: -ʌdʒi Etymology: From fudge + -y. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|fudge|y}} fudge + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} fudgy (comparative fudgier, superlative fudgiest)
  1. Resembling fudge, as in flavor or texture.
    Sense id: en-fudgy-en-adj-CrmqDZgy
  2. (figuratively) Fuzzy, imprecise. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-fudgy-en-adj-4mcSrcQN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 62 4 4 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 30 63 0 7 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 23 64 6 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 88 0 3
  3. (archaic) Irritable. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-fudgy-en-adj-TkV1TKST
  4. (archaic) Awkward. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-fudgy-en-adj-OfcK5-bm
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: fudgey

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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