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gleety

/ˈɡliːti/

gleety adjective: ichorous; thin; limpid.

Adjective

gleety (comparative more gleety, superlative most gleety)

  1. ichorous; thin; limpid
    • the Flesh within the Ulcer was livid, and in some parts of a blackish colour , and discharged a gleety Matter1676, Richard Wiseman, Severall Chirurgicall Treatises, London: […] E. Flesher and J. Macock, for R[ichard] Royston […], and B[enjamin] Took, […], →OCLC

Forms of gleety

comparativemore gleety
superlativemost gleety

Origin of gleety

From gleet + -y.

Questions about gleety

What does gleety mean?
Gleety means ichorous; thin; limpid.
What part of speech is gleety?
Gleety is an adjective.
How do you pronounce gleety?
Gleety is pronounced /ˈɡliːti/.

Words near gleety in the dictionary

  1. Gleesons
  2. gleet
  3. gleeted
  4. gleeting
  5. gleets
  6. gleety
  7. gleewoman
  8. gleewomen
  9. gleg
  10. glegged
  11. glegger

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