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linty

American  
[lin-tee] / ˈlɪn ti /

adjective

lintier, lintiest
  1. full of or covered with lint.

    This blue suit gets linty quickly.

  2. like lint.

    linty bits on his coat.


Etymology

Origin of linty

First recorded in 1600–10; lint + -y 1


Example Sentences

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The tendriled thing that spread across the aluminum frame was nothing other than linty fuzz that had been knocked off the backside of the blinds.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 24, 2021

He has a linty sort of laugh, not hearty or loud, but something quickly brushed off.

From The Guardian ● Apr. 19, 2010

I think of myself standing there in the gallery, surrounded by one-of-a-kind boutique wear and real pearls, widow-colored and linty where the Scotch tape has missed.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood

Major Major barely recognized him because he was wearing a faded maroon corduroy bathrobe with open seams under both arms, linty flannel pajamas, and worn house slippers with one flapping sole.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller

Daddy takes a gray, linty handkerchief from his pocket.

From "Finding Langston" by Lesa Cline-Ransome

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