grouty
grouty adjective: full of grout(s), that is, sediment.
Adjective (1)
grouty (comparative groutier, superlative groutiest)
- Full of grout(s), that is, sediment.
- […] the Wash of the Dung runs into this Pond, and thickens it to that degree, that many have wondered how the Cattle could drink such grouty, black, stinking Water, full of Lice, Worms, Bugs, and other Insects.1746, William Ellis, Agriculture improv'd: or, The practice of husbandry display'd, page 74
- Stew no longer than the meat is thoroughly done to eat, and you will obtain excellent broth, without depriving the meat of its nutritious succulence : to boil it to rags, as is the common practice, will not enrich your broths, but make them thick and grouty.1830, William Kitchiner, The Cook's Oracle and Housekeeper's Manual, page 193
Adjective (2)
grouty (comparative groutier, superlative groutiest)
- Angry or surly, sulky.
- How easy to be kind and pleasant: how uncomfortable to be rude and grouty!1888, New Englander and Yale Review, volume 48, page 33
- You better go down to your company, or that long-nosed Englishwoman'll get even groutier than she is.1948, Anya Seton, The Hearth and Eagle
- Lowering; threatening to rain or storm.
- Turbid as with liquor.
Forms of grouty
| comparative | groutier |
|---|---|
| superlative | groutiest |
Origin of grouty
From grout + -y.
Uncertain; compare grouchy.
Words that rhyme with grouty
Questions about grouty
- What does grouty mean?
- Grouty means full of grout(s), that is, sediment.
- What part of speech is grouty?
- Grouty is an adjective.
Words near grouty in the dictionary
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