whity

[ hwahy-tee, wahy- ]

/ ˈʰwaɪ ti, ˈwaɪ- /

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adjective, whit·i·er, whit·i·est.

whitish.

noun, plural whit·ies.

(sometimes initial capital letter)Slang: Disparaging and Offensive. whitey.

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Origin of whity

First recorded in 1585–95; white + -y¹

Words nearby whity

whittret, Whittuesday, Whit Week, Whitworth, Whitworth screw thread, whity, whiz, whiz-bang, whiz kid, whizz, whizz-bang

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How to use whity in a sentence

Oh yes, here in my pocket; there are little whity marks in the black kid already, as if they were going to split.'
Robin Redbreast|Mary Louisa Molesworth
I selected Percy with care—a dear little feather about half an inch long and of a delicate whity-brown colour.
Once a Week|Alan Alexander Milne
The stipes is somewhat longer than the rachis, and it is of a whity-green colour.
How to Know the Ferns|S. Leonard Bastin
Something white or rather of a whity-brown colour was in the trough, with something dark leaning over it.
Cripps, the Carrier|R. D. (Richard Doddridge) Blackmore

If you chip off a bit, you find it exactly like fine whity-brown sugar, only intensely hard.
Scientific Essays and Lectures|Charles Kingsley

British Dictionary definitions for whity

whity

/ (ˈwaɪtɪ) /

noun plural whities

informal a variant spelling of whitey

adjective

whitish in colour
(in combination)whity-brown

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