buffy

See also: Buffy

English

Etymology

buff +‎ -y

Adjective

buffy (comparative buffier, superlative buffiest)

1. Of a brownish yellow color.
   • 1966, Bulletin, number 203, page 154:

     A small sandpiper with rather buffy upper parts […]

Derived terms

• buffy coat
• buffy fish owl

References

• “buffy”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.