barky
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7.7
- adjective
- /ˈbɑrki/
- He had left off the bandages, for the slash had closed, leaving a clean seam, and the deep gash had developed a tough lip all around it, a barky ring that was well on the way to sealing it shut.
Examples
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You'll see this here was just a lot of really barky old growth.
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I know I should love myself, and most days I do, but then I see them together and my legs feel like thick, barky tree trunks.
Fiction book (2000) -
I like a little bit of... kind of a barky finish.
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They are barky dogs 'cause they're herding dogs.
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The rough, barky exteriors of these burrs are like mounded, knobbly landscapes in themselves.
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I like a little bit of... kind of a barky finish.
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My legs feel like thick, barky tree trunks after a long day of hiking.
Synonyms
24
3.7
Rough in feel or look because of many tiny pieces
17
4.1
Having a surface you can feel that is not smooth
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7.0
Feels rough and slightly scratchy when you touch it
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5.4
Feels slightly rough to the touch
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3.7
A surface that feels bumpy or not smooth to the touch
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4.5
Having the look or feel of wood
Having a thick, firm outer skin like cheese or melon
Antonyms
How Rough
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word barky comes from the simple noun bark, meaning the 'outer layer of a tree', plus the ending -y meaning 'full of' or 'like'. So barky describes something that looks or feels like tree bark and is rough and textured.