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flutey en · ADJ

Etymology

From flute + -y.

Meanings

1. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative spelling of fluty.
   alt of fluty
   • The flutey phrasing of Edith Evans in the Asquith film tends to chime in my head whenever I see the play, creating a distracting echo —— and making most Lady B’s seem like hollow also-rans. 2009 August 26, Charles Isherwood, “Lady Bracknell Is Back, With a Slightly Unladylike Air”, in New York Times:

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