ˈchafē, -aaf-, -aif-, -ȧf-, -fi adjective
( -er/-est )
Etymology: chaff (I) + -y
1.
a. : abounding in or covered with chaff
b. : consisting of or resembling chaff
2.
a. : light , worthless
an empty chaffy book by a foolish chaffy fellow
b. : having a bantering quality : chaffing
teasing in a chaffy tone
3.
a. : like paleae
b. : covered with scales