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cornflakey

adj

Etymology

From cornflake + -y.

  1. derived from *pleh₂-✻
  2. derived from *flaką✻ — “something flat”
  3. derived from flak — “loose or torn piece”
  4. inherited from flacca
  5. inherited from flake — “a flake of snow”
  6. compounded as cornflake — “corn + flake”
  7. suffixed as cornflakey — “cornflake + y”

Definitions

  1. Resembling, characteristic of, or involving corn flakes.

    • She is 23, five up on me. Wide, placid face with pale cornflakey freckles, mild blue eyes, heavy white arms and legs, partial to short skirts and tight sweaters.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA