"rafty" meaning in English

See rafty in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: raftier [comparative], raftiest [superlative]
Etymology: Perhaps akin to German Reif (“hoarfrost”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|de|Reif||hoarfrost}} German Reif (“hoarfrost”) Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} rafty (comparative raftier, superlative raftiest)
  1. (UK, dialect) damp; musty Tags: UK, dialectal
    Sense id: en-rafty-en-adj-lJ1hfGmZ Categories (other): British English
  2. (rare, obsolete) bad-mannered Tags: obsolete, rare
    Sense id: en-rafty-en-adj-YD6oXG~z Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 67 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 44 56 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 21 79 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 86
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