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motty

motty adjective: full of, or consisting of, motes.

Adjective

motty (comparative more motty, superlative most motty)

  1. (Scotland, dated) Full of, or consisting of, motes.
    • the motty dust reek raised by the workmen1847, Hugh Miller, First Impressions of England and Its People
    • Where the motty sunbeam from the pane with its great knob of bottle-green struck him.1865, Alexander Smuth, A Summer in Skye

Proper noun capitalized: Motty

Motty

  1. A nickname for someone with the surname Motson.

Forms of motty

comparativemore motty
superlativemost motty
alternative formmottie

Words that rhyme with motty

7 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Questions about motty

What does motty mean?
Motty means full of, or consisting of, motes.
What part of speech is motty?
Motty can be an adjective or a proper noun.

Words near motty in the dictionary

  1. Mottram
  2. Mottram in Longdendale
  3. mottramite
  4. Mottrams
  5. motts
  6. motty
  7. motu
  8. motu proprio
  9. motu proprios
  10. Motuan
  11. motuca

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