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peatiness

peatiness noun: the quality of being peaty.

Noun

peatiness (uncountable)

  1. The quality of being peaty.
    • While the root beer-y sweetness of the Lillet Rouge and caramel blunt the rugged, smoky edges of the Scotch, the peatiness still comes rumbling through.2008 January 13, Jonathan Miles, “Scotch Purists Beware”, in New York Times

Origin of peatiness

From peaty + -ness.

Questions about peatiness

What does peatiness mean?
Peatiness means the quality of being peaty.
What part of speech is peatiness?
Peatiness is a noun.

Words near peatiness in the dictionary

  1. peateries
  2. peatery
  3. peatier
  4. peatiest
  5. peatily
  6. peatiness
  7. peating
  8. peatland
  9. peatlands
  10. peatless
  11. peatlike

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