painty

[peyn-tee]

adjective

paintier, paintiest 

1. of, coated with, or soiled with paint.

   a painty finish; painty overalls.

2. having a crudely or clumsily painted painted surface.

   The stage set consisted chiefly of painty scenery.

Other Word Forms

• paintiness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of painty¹

First recorded in 1865–70; paint + -y ¹