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bleaty

bleaty adjective: having a bleating sound.

Adjective

bleaty (comparative more bleaty, superlative most bleaty)

  1. Having a bleating sound.
    • The problem is that these two attributes seem to belong to two different voices: the top was altogether less satisfying than the bottom, and at the point at which they meet, his sound was dangerously bleaty.2007 September 11, Anne Midgette, “What a Cold Little Hand, but What Warm Tones”, in New York Times

Forms of bleaty

comparativemore bleaty
superlativemost bleaty

Origin of bleaty

From bleat + -y.

Questions about bleaty

What does bleaty mean?
Bleaty means having a bleating sound.
What part of speech is bleaty?
Bleaty is an adjective.

Words near bleaty in the dictionary

  1. bleatin'
  2. bleating
  3. bleatingly
  4. bleatings
  5. bleats
  6. bleaty
  7. Bleau
  8. bleaugh
  9. bleaunt
  10. bleaunts
  11. Bleaus

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