chaff
noun
the husks of grains and grasses that are separated during threshing.
chaffingly
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a word derived from
chaff.
Example Sentences
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"And Uncle made a very sweet chaperon," said Guy, chaffingly.
From Dr. Adriaan by Louis Couperus
One or two offered chaffingly to come out and search for me if I shouldn't return before midnight; and a volley of facetious warnings followed me out upon the calm sea.
From Old Fires and Profitable Ghosts by Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
"Modest Eric!" said Wildney chaffingly, "you don't acknowledge your honors."
From Eric by F. W. (Frederic William) Farrar
Her brain was not a great one, but it worked very swiftly; Dr. George called it, chaffingly, a small mind in a very active state.
From Polly Oliver's Problem by Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin
"Blink, you have some intelligence after all," replied Pan, chaffingly.
From Valley of Wild Horses by Zane Grey
