louty en · ADJ
Etymology
From lout + -y.
Meanings
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(rare) loutish
The country’s “self-serving and bogus view of history,” which pities the rest of the world for its disorder, hides what he sees as “the lumpen and louty, coarse, unsubtle, beady-eyed, beefy-bummed herd of England.”
2007 July 1, Richard B. Woodward, “Armchair Traveler”, in New York Times:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most louty | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more louty | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |