Resembling or characteristic of a church in style or atmosphere; having a church-like quality.
Formed from 'church' plus the suffix '-y,' which turns nouns into adjectives meaning 'having the quality of' or 'resembling.' This is a productive pattern in English.
Adding '-y' to nouns is one of English's favorite tricks—it's how we casually describe things: 'chocolatey,' 'gloomy,' 'fishy.' It's spontaneous enough that you can almost invent new adjectives and people understand you immediately.
Adjective form reinforces gendered expectations of modesty and conformity to dress codes historically applied to women.
Avoid as prescriptive descriptor; use only historically or descriptively of actual garments.
["head-covered","coiffed"]
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