Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

clarty

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: clar-ty
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Sticky and foul; dirty, filthy, muddy.

British usage

Example Sentences

"CLART. To spread, smear, or daub. A flake of snow, when it is large and sticks to the clothes, is called a clart. So we have clarts, mud; clarty, muddy, sticky. Clarty-paps, a dirty sloven of a wife."

Etymology

Etymology tree English clart Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English clarty From clart + -y.

Usage

British usage

Inflected Forms

clartier (comparative) clartiest (superlative) clartie (alternative) clerty (alternative) clorty (alternative) clurty (alternative)

Phrases

clarty-paps

Frequently Paired Words

clatty clats

Synonyms

befouled besmirched clarty cruddy dirtsome dirty foul grotty grubby horry icky lousy

Rhymes With

party block party bottle party hearty arty aggrieved party mi-parti mccarty smarty farty darty

Questions

What does clarty mean?: Sticky and foul; dirty, filthy, muddy.
Where does clarty come from?: Etymology tree English clart Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English clarty From clart + -y.

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