Meaning

2 senses
  1. Inclined to sniffle.

    I've been sniffly all weekend; I think I've caught a cold.

    liable to sniffle

  2. Resembling a sniffle.

    a sniffly sound

Origin

From sniffle + -y.

From sniffle + -y.

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Forms

snifflier, sniffliest
Comparativesnifflier Lesson
Superlativesniffliest Lesson

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

1 related words
Relatedsniffle

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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