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crocodilly-patterned

crocodilly-patterned

9.8
Having a pattern like crocodile skin
  • adjective
translation icon : con estampado de cocodrilo
  • She wore a crocodilly-patterned dress to the party.

Examples

  • The crocodilly-patterned wallet caught my eye.

  • The designer released a new line of handbags with crocodilly-patterned leather.

  • He chose crocodilly-patterned wallpaper for his modern living room.

  • She wore a crocodilly-patterned dress for the costume party.

  • He chose crocodilly-patterned wallpaper for his modern living room.

  • The designer released a new line of handbags with crocodilly-patterned leather.

  • The crocodilly-patterned wallet caught my eye in the store.

Surface Forms

crocodilly-patterned positive

Morphology

crocodilly-patterned = crocodile + pattern (transparent) = crocodile + pattern + y + ed

Formed by a descriptive element from 'crocodile' (nonce adjectival '-y') combined with 'pattern(ed)', so the meaning 'pattern resembling crocodile skin' is straightforward.

Etymology

Crocodilly-patterned comes from the animal crocodile plus the adjective ending -y, a helpful way to remember it as 'like a crocodile'. It describes a surface or material that has the same look as crocodile skin.