clotty

American

[klot-ee] / ˈklɒt i /

adjective

clottier, clottiest

full of clots.
tending to clot.

Etymology

Origin of clotty

1375–1425; late Middle English. See clot, -y ¹

Example Sentences

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Now, it is said that, when this takes place, the blood contained in the heart is poured into a sac by which it is surrounded; and there it separates into two substances—a clotty substance of the colour of blood and a pure, colourless substance like water.

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