carroty

[ kar-uh-tee ]

/ ˈkær ə ti /

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adjective

like a carrot, as in color, flavor, or shape.

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Origin of carroty

First recorded in 1690–1700; carrot + -y¹

Words nearby carroty

carron oil, carrot, carrot and stick, carrot fly, carrot-top, carroty, carrousel, carry, carryall, carry a torch for, carry a tune

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How to use carroty in a sentence

He had a mop of carroty hair, and on top of it was a little plaid cap that looked as though it was lost in the wilderness.
Motor Matt's Mystery|Stanley R. Matthews
A small boy handed up the gourd, while a girl with a shock of carroty hair stood afar off and watched.
Step Lively!|George Niblo
Over behind the stove was a tall, awkward boy with carroty hair and small, dark eyes set much aslant in the saddest of faces.
Two Little Savages|Ernest Thompson Seton
Yes, even ‘carroty’ is thrown at me when I do anything to make Ned mad.
Dorothy Dale's Great Secret|Margaret Penrose

Please, sir, Nancy Toomey has been calling you a carroty-headed crawler.
The Book of the Bush|George Dunderdale

British Dictionary definitions for carroty

carroty

/ (ˈkærətɪ) /

adjective

of a reddish or yellowish-orange colour

having red hair

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