worty
UK/ˈwɜːti/US/ˈwɝti/
worty adjective: characteristic or indicative of a wort; wortlike; vegetative.
Adjective
worty (comparative more worty, superlative most worty)
- Characteristic or indicative of a wort; wortlike; vegetative.
- It was thus demonstrated that the addition of the recovered hop oil to the cooled wort did not impart a “herbal flavor” but a "hop oil" or "hop oil like" flavor to the finished beer without any worty odor.1986, Report of the Research Laboratories of Kirin Brewery Co., Ltd
- These methods were formerly associated with intensely 'worty' flavours in the resultant beers which were cloying and not 'moreish'.2004, D E Briggs, P A Brookes, R Stevens, Brewing: Science and Practice
Forms of worty
| comparative | more worty |
|---|---|
| superlative | most worty |
Origin of worty
From wort + -y.
Words that rhyme with worty
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- pervert
- advert
- alert
- divert
- inert
- avert
- concert
- deconvert
- girt
- lirt
- shirt
- spurt
- subvert
- vert
- wort
- blurt
- chert
- curt
- desert
- dessert
- exert
- introvert
- Leaving Cert
- overt
- red alert
- sturt
- wert
- ambivert
- ambiverts
- apert
- Baie Verte
- begirt
- BERT
- birt
- dissert
- extrovert
- gert
- gurt
- insert
- Kurt
- pirate shirt
- poet shirt
- puffball skirt
- quirt
- reassert
- smirt
- unalert
- unhurt
Questions about worty
- What does worty mean?
- Worty means characteristic or indicative of a wort; wortlike; vegetative.
- What part of speech is worty?
- Worty is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce worty?
- Worty is pronounced /ˈwɜːti/ (UK).
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