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moultier

moultier is the comparative form of moulty.

Meaning of moulty

Adjective

moulty (comparative moultier, superlative moultiest)

  1. Currently undergoing moulting; in the process of replacing old feathers for new ones.
    • I also worked very hard one evening in Seahouses harbour with an ‘Iceland Gull’ with ‘biscuit coloured’ primaries and a black bill - in mid-August! No doubt a moulty old Herring Gull.1983, Bill Oddie, Gone Birding, London: Methuen, page 113

Questions about moultier

What is moultier the comparative form of?
Moultier is the comparative form of moulty.

Words near moultier in the dictionary

  1. moult
  2. moulted
  3. moulten
  4. moulter
  5. moulters
  6. moultier
  7. moultiest
  8. moulting
  9. moultings
  10. Moulton
  11. Moultonborough

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