"troughy" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more troughy [comparative], most troughy [superlative]
Etymology: trough + -y Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|trough|y}} trough + -y Head templates: {{en-adj}} troughy (comparative more troughy, superlative most troughy)
  1. Having troughs (long narrow depressions between waves).
    Sense id: en-troughy-en-adj-wf7EKxpx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y

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