belty en · ADJ
Etymology
From belt + -y.
Meanings
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Sung using a chest voice above the singer's break or passaggio.
I recognize now that my voice was changing in middle school because singing in my chest voice was easy (especially in a belty fashion) but singing anything moderately high was challenging.
2019, Bridget Sweet, Thinking Outside the Voice Box, page 161:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most belty | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more belty | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |