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linty

[lin-tee]
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adjective, lint·i·er, lint·i·est.
  1. full of or covered with lint: This blue suit gets linty quickly.
  2. like lint: linty bits on his coat.
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Origin of linty

First recorded in 1600–10; lint + -y1
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Related Words for linty

creamy, gossamer, feathery, silky, hairy, furry, downy, fleecy, flocculent, pile, featherlike, flossy, linty, velutinous, frizzy, woolly, pilate

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Historical Examples of linty

  • But to gae back to the Linty and the Hippopotamus, resumed Kilmarkeckle.

    The Entail

    John Galt

  • Above his uniform of linty gray, Paul's face was pale and without expression.

    Babbitt

    Sinclair Lewis

  • No need to go with muddy boots, though, or linty, or have your bow upside down.

  • Avoid the use of linty old cloths, because the thread and lint clog the traps and drains.