gnatty
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of gnatty
Example Sentences
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MILLEN, Ga. — Around the bend of a rural road in Eastern Georgia, towering pines give way to a gnatty glade dotted with aging tombstones and floral bouquets.
From New York Times
France's Pierre Dreyfuss, president of state-owned Renault, pleaded with Detroit not to make a bug-sized car for Europe in direct competition with Renault, Volkswagen and Italy's gnatty Fiat.
From Time Magazine Archive
What will the new compacts do to those gnatty foreign bugs, which started the rush to smallness?
From Time Magazine Archive
Under Dreyfus since 1955, Renault's sales have increased 47% to last year's $604 million, and its gnatty Dau-phines and rakish Caravelles have driven into export markets around the world.
From Time Magazine Archive
"There is a Midge at Westminster, A Gnatty little Thing, It bites at Night This mighty Mite, But no one feels its sting."
From Project Gutenberg
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