"hoardy" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: hoardier [comparative], more hoardy [comparative], hoardiest [superlative], most hoardy [superlative]
Etymology: From hoard + -y. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|hoard|y|id2=adjectival}} hoard + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|er|more}} hoardy (comparative hoardier or more hoardy, superlative hoardiest or most hoardy)
  1. Tending to hoard; grasping.

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "2010, Maxine Kingston, The Fifth Book Of Peace",
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