Acorny
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Resembling an acorn, acornlike.
"At the time when an acorn exists, there doesn't seem to be anything else which is acorny (even when bronze has not yet been shaped into anything with a purpose, there is still at least a lump which is brazen, but it is hard to imagine anything corresponding for acorns)."
Example
More examples"At the time when an acorn exists, there doesn't seem to be anything else which is acorny (even when bronze has not yet been shaped into anything with a purpose, there is still at least a lump which is brazen, but it is hard to imagine anything corresponding for acorns)."
Etymology
From acorn + -y.
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