buffy

buffy — adjective

1. having a pale yellow-brown color, like light sand or dry grass.

1.形容詞
釋義

having a pale yellow-brown color, like light sand or dry grass.

例句

The owl's buffy feathers matched the dry grass behind the barn.

buffy + feathers in animal descriptions

A buffy cat slept on the warm steps outside Noa's shop.

before noun: buffy + animal

同義詞
  • buff

    the base colour word; buffy often means slightly or partly buff

  • beige

    more common for rooms and clothes, and often less yellow-brown

  • tan

    usually darker or warmer, especially for skin or leather

  • fawn

    a softer light brown, often used for fur or fashion shades

文法句型

buffy + feathers/fur/coat

be/look buffy

用法筆記

Commonest in descriptive writing about animals, especially feathers, fur, and coats. It often appears before the noun, but it can also follow a linking verb in colour descriptions such as 'looked buffy'.

常見錯誤

❌The bird has buffy.
✅The bird has buffy feathers.
💡'buffy' usually describes the colour of a visible thing, not the whole animal on its own.