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jointy

jointy adjective: having joints; jointed.

Adjective

jointy (comparative more jointy, superlative most jointy)

  1. Having joints; jointed.
    • I rolled myself into a jointy ball and wept until I fell into a recurring dream in which the parapets of Harristown Bridge rolled open to devour me […]2014, Michelle Lovric, The True and Splendid History of the Harristown Sisters
  2. Of the nature of a geologic joint.
    • a jointy rock; jointy slate

Forms of jointy

comparativemore jointy
superlativemost jointy

Origin of jointy

From joint + -y.

Questions about jointy

What does jointy mean?
Jointy means having joints; jointed.
What part of speech is jointy?
Jointy is an adjective.

Words near jointy in the dictionary

  1. jointvetches
  2. jointweed
  3. jointweeds
  4. jointworm
  5. jointworms
  6. jointy
  7. Joisey
  8. joist
  9. joisted
  10. joisting
  11. joistings

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