painty \ˈpāntē, -ti\adjective (usually-er/-est) 1. a.: of, relating to, or suggestive of paint < a painty odor > b.: spattered or smeared with paint < after doing the kitchen walls she found that her clothes were all painty > 2.: marked by or suggestive of an excessive or often crudely obtrusive use of paint < an unskillful painty portrait > < painty stage scenery >