painty

American  

[payn-tee] / ˈpeɪn ti /

adjective

paintier, paintiest

1. of, coated with, or soiled with paint.

   a painty finish; painty overalls.

2. having a crudely or clumsily painted surface.

   The stage set consisted chiefly of painty scenery.

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Other Word Forms

• paintiness
  noun

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Etymology

Origin of painty

First recorded in 1865–70; paint + -y ¹

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Example Sentences

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painty

"Products that lack an antioxidant or preservative are likely to develop rancidity in the oil," he wrote, "and that can be metallic, fishy, painty, or stale-nut-like depending on the recipe."

From Salon ● Oct. 5, 2021

So the kind lady took off my yarn hair and cut the stitches out of my head, and took out all the painty cotton.

From Raggedy Ann Stories by Johnny Gruelle

Yes," she said; "by all means let us leave these painty pictures, and we will have a chat; you shall tell me of your wanderings.

From A Comedy of Masks A Novel by Ernest Christopher Dowson

I think the face and bearing of the Bucephalus-tamer very noble, his flesh too effeminate or painty.

From The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 6 Letters 1821-1842 by Mary Lamb

That," said the Mordaunt Estate, wiping his painty hands on his knees with brilliant results, as he turned a fat and smiling face to them, "is after the R. Noovo style.

From From a Bench in Our Square by Samuel Hopkins Adams

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