fluty

or flut·ey

[ floo-tee ]

adjective

, flut·i·er, flut·i·est.

1. having the tone and rather high pitch variation of a flute:

   a person of fastidious manner and fluty voice.

Word History and Origins

Origin of fluty¹

First recorded in 1815–25; flute + -y ¹

Example Sentences

Plenty of people have caught Gielgud’s distinctively fluty voice and patrician air, but Gatiss was the emotional anchor of a play that connected with audiences who may have had no idea who Gielgud even was.

From New York Times

Birdsong, a fluty soprano who bore a resemblance to Ballard — the women even had the same shoe and dress size — was professional, poised and well practiced.

From New York Times

With 41 seconds left in the first half between the Rams and the home team San Francisco 49ers, protesters Alex Taylor and Allison Fluty ran across the field holding pink smoke flares, chased by security.

From Washington Times

Ms. Fluty was subdued by security, but Mr. Taylor evaded capture.

From Washington Times

He could speak a little Spanish, and also a language which nobody understood, unless it was the mocking-bird that hung on the other side of the door, whistling his fluty notes out upon the breeze with maddening persistence.

From Literature