muskratty en · ADJ
Etymology
From muskrat + -y.
Meanings
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Resembling or characteristic of a muskrat.
Gary and Chipper, her fifth-grader and her first-grader, had the chlorination of the Y about them. With their damp hair they looked riparian. Muskratty, beaverish.
2001, Jonathan Franzen, The Corrections:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most muskratty | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more muskratty | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |