"goldy" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: goldier [comparative], goldiest [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English goldy, equivalent to gold + -y. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|goldy}} Middle English goldy, {{af|en|gold|-y}} gold + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} goldy (comparative goldier, superlative goldiest)
  1. (informal) Synonym of goldish Tags: informal Synonyms: goldish [synonym, synonym-of] Derived forms: goldilocks, Goldilocks, goldy-stone
    Sense id: en-goldy-en-adj-gXmUVih7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y

Inflected forms

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