clotty en · ADJ
Etymology
From Middle English clotty, equivalent to clot + -y. Doublet of cloddy. Compare German klotzig (“bulky, massive, huge”).
Meanings
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Full of clots, or clods.
When it was brought to the school it discharged from its right nostril, a whitish, viscid, clotty matter, which, although of little consistence, strongly adhered to the sides of the nostril.
1830, The Veterinarian:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more clotty | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most clotty | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |