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spitty, a.|ˈspɪtɪ|
[f. spit n.2 and v.2 + -y1.]
Resembling spit; spitting or inclined to spit. Also fig.
1742W. Ellis Mod. Husb. June x. 73 They believe the Grass-hopper will breed from this spitty Matter. 1865H. J. Daniel Muse in Motley 43 He wud spet, Iss, spetty like a toad. 1909Chambers's Jrnl. June 388/1 It took longer to get acquainted with the Major, who..spoke in such a spitty, hissy, foreign kind of way. 1945B. MacDonald Egg & I vi. 99 Great winds came bounding down..; blew rain at us in spitty gusts. 1950Audio Engin. Sept. 32/2 The program material sounds ragged and spitty, and the whisker at the main peak can sometimes be detected. 1976U. Holden String Horses ii. 26 Lavender..smiled her spitty smile. |