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fluty

American  
[floo-tee] / ˈflu ti /
Or flutey

adjective

flutier, flutiest
  1. having the tone and rather high pitch variation of a flute.

    a person of fastidious manner and fluty voice.


Etymology

Origin of fluty

First recorded in 1815–25; flute + -y 1

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“This silvery, fluty, bell-like sonority that seemed to be everywhere and nowhere at once.”

From Washington Post ● Jun. 2, 2020

Its song is deep and fluty in tone, and very measured in pace and rhythm.

From The Guardian ● Apr. 16, 2020

“So you get that fluty kind of sound — but that’s just her nature.”

From New York Times ● Jan. 20, 2016

That’s probably what attracted him — ” “Nonsense,” said Megalyn Echikunwoke, who was playing Rose with a fluty British accent.

From New York Times ● Mar. 18, 2012

Hearing that small, fluty voice Nora sighed with relief.

From The Girl Scouts at Rocky Ledge Nora's Real Vacation by Lilian Garis

"He does," came an answer from right at my shoulder in Pan's flutiest voice, and I turned to find him standing just behind me on the very edge of the old tilting rock.

From The Golden Bird by Edward L. Chase

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