rutty

[ ruht-ee ]

adjective

, rut·ti·er, rut·ti·est.

1. full of or abounding in ruts, rut, as a road.

rutty

/ ˈrʌtɪ /

adjective

1. full of ruts or holes

   a rutty track

Derived Forms

• ˈruttiness, noun
• ˈruttily, adverb

Other Words From

• rutti·ly adverb
• rutti·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of rutty¹

First recorded in 1590–1600; rut ¹ + -y ¹

Example Sentences

The tests are meant to simulate real world scenarios — from hurtling toward a target to being carted in an Air Force truck over a long, rutty road.

From Seattle Times

To avoid turning an ankle on a rutty path, he told her to use the team’s facilities.

From Washington Post

Mr. Lias turned his team off the highway into the rutty lane that led up to the old home place.

From Literature

Finally we came to the end of the rutty trail.

From Literature

The qualifying road is never seamless: inevitable defeat somewhere in a Central American cauldron, almost certain setback in the choking air of Mexico City, rutty fields, dodgy officiating.

From Washington Post