culty en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈkʌlti/
Etymology
Etymology tree English cult Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English culty From cult + -y.
Meanings
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(informal) Resembling a cult.
"They're not real culty. You look in their eyes and there are real people there."
1988 January 15, C.C. Pyle, “Our Bodies, Their Selves”, in Chicago Reader:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most culty | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more culty | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |