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gristy

gristy adjective: grainy; gritty.

Adjective

gristy (comparative more gristy, superlative most gristy)

  1. grainy; gritty
    • Elsewhere a gristy maltiness ensures sweetness […]2020, Jim Murray, Jim Murray's Whisky Bible 2021, page 135

Forms of gristy

comparativemore gristy
superlativemost gristy

Origin of gristy

From grist + -y.

Questions about gristy

What does gristy mean?
Gristy means grainy; gritty.
What part of speech is gristy?
Gristy is an adjective.

Words near gristy in the dictionary

  1. gristmilling
  2. gristmills
  3. Griston
  4. grists
  5. Gristwood
  6. gristy
  7. Griswald
  8. Griswold
  9. Griswolds
  10. Griswoldville
  11. Griswood

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