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slitty

/ˈslɪti/

slitty adjective: slitlike.

Adjective

slitty (comparative slittier, superlative slittiest)

  1. Slitlike.
    • It had a peculiar alien tallness, a peculiar alien flattened head, peculiar slitty little alien eyes[.]1982, Douglas Adams, Life, the Universe and Everything, page 8
    • Chatting to some British students, he cheerily remarked that they would get "slitty eyes" if they stayed too long in China.1997, Ben Pimlott, The Queen: A Biography of Elizabeth II

Forms of slitty

comparativeslittier
superlativeslittiest

Origin of slitty

From slit + -y.

Words formed from slitty

Questions about slitty

What does slitty mean?
Slitty means slitlike.
What part of speech is slitty?
Slitty is an adjective.
How do you pronounce slitty?
Slitty is pronounced /ˈslɪti/.

Words near slitty in the dictionary

  1. slitting
  2. slitting mill
  3. slitting mills
  4. slitting someone's throat
  5. slittings
  6. slitty
  7. slitwidth
  8. slitwidths
  9. slitwise
  10. Sliva
  11. Slivas

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