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moultiest

moultiest is the superlative 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 moultiest

What is moultiest the superlative form of?
Moultiest is the superlative form of moulty.

Words near moultiest in the dictionary

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

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