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slitty en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈslɪti/

Etymology

From slit + -y.

Meanings

  1. Slitlike.
    • It had a peculiar alien tallness, a peculiar alien flattened head, peculiar slitty little alien eyes[.] 1982, Douglas Adams, Life, the Universe and Everything, page 8:
    • Chatting to some British students, he cheerily remarked that they would get "slitty eyes" if they stayed too long in China. 1997, Ben Pimlott, The Queen: A Biography of Elizabeth II:
    • We choose the farthest away church with the blackest, slittiest windows and he pulls me and Jimmy in. 1998, Julie Myerson, Me and the Fat Man:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
slittier Degree=Cmp lexicographic
slittiest Degree=Sup lexicographic

Deriveds

slittiness