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clarty

adj

Etymology

From clart + -y.

  1. inherited from *clart✻
  2. suffixed as clarty — “clart + -y”

Definitions

  1. Sticky and foul

    Sticky and foul; dirty, filthy, muddy.

    • 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.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA