"hayey" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈheɪ(j)i/ [UK] Forms: hayier [comparative], hayiest [superlative]
Etymology: From hay + -ey. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|hay|ey}} hay + -ey Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} hayey (comparative hayier, superlative hayiest)
  1. Resembling or characteristic of hay. Synonyms: haylike

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1871, Curtis Guild, Over the ocean: or, Sights and scenes in foreign lands, page 31:",
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          "ref": "1995, Rachna Gilmore, A Friend Like Zilla, page 10:",
          "text": "It looked all dim and hayey inside. My stomach tingled. Please let there be kids at the farm, someone my age. I just had to play in that barn. I'd read about kids swinging in haylofts, but I'd never done fun stuff like that.",
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