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figgy

8.2

Having the taste or smell of ripe figs

adjective
/ˈfɪɡi/

: afrutado

The cake had a deliciously figgy aroma that filled the kitchen.

Examples

She described the jam as sweet and figgy, perfect for breakfast.
We enjoyed a figgy dessert after our holiday meal.
This is a figgy dish that you must try!
She loves the figgy aroma of the cake.
The cake had a deliciously figgy aroma that filled the kitchen.
She described the jam as sweet and figgy, perfect for breakfast.
We enjoyed a figgy dessert after our holiday meal.

Synonyms

fruity

vsfiggy

27 2.7

A strong taste or smell like ripe fruit

is specific to that particular fruit rather than fruit in general

froot

vsfiggy

Informal

9.7

Having a taste like fruit, often sweet and fake

is natural and specific to that particular fruit rather than an artificial imitation

Antonyms

bland

23 2.0

Food that has a very weak taste and little or no strong flavor

How Figgy

figgy

8.2

jammy

1 4.3

fruity

27 2.7

mild

107 1.0

bland

23 2.0

Surface Forms

figgy positive

Morphology

figgy = fig (transparent) = fig + y

The word 'figgy' is transparently derived from 'fig' with the addition of the suffix '-y', indicating a quality or characteristic of figs.

Etymology

Figgy comes from the fruit fig plus the ending -y, which means 'full of' or 'having', like in juicy. So figgy describes something that has the sweet taste or smell of figs.