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vaulty

vaulty adjective: arched, concave, or containing vaults.

Adjective

vaulty (comparative more vaulty, superlative most vaulty)

  1. (obsolete, rare) Arched, concave, or containing vaults.
    • the vaulty heaven so high above our headsc. 1591–1595 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Romeo and Ivliet”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and...

Forms of vaulty

comparativemore vaulty
superlativemost vaulty

Origin of vaulty

From vault + -y.

Questions about vaulty

What does vaulty mean?
Vaulty means arched, concave, or containing vaults.
What part of speech is vaulty?
Vaulty is an adjective.

Words near vaulty in the dictionary

  1. vaultlike
  2. vaultman
  3. vaultmen
  4. vaults
  5. vaultworthy
  6. vaulty
  7. vaunce
  8. vaunced
  9. vaunces
  10. vauncing
  11. vaunt

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