linty

[ lin-tee ]

adjective

, lint·i·er, lint·i·est.

1. full of or covered with lint:

   This blue suit gets linty quickly.

2. like lint:

   linty bits on his coat.

Word History and Origins

Origin of linty¹

First recorded in 1600–10; lint + -y ¹

Example Sentences

The tendriled thing that spread across the aluminum frame was nothing other than linty fuzz that had been knocked off the backside of the blinds.

From Washington Post

Then this loudmouth dude in a linty sweater with sparkles and wide-leg dress pants barged in yelling, "Y'all Black Lives Matter people not gonna be coming to my neighborhood and telling me how to run it!"

From Salon

Daddy takes a gray, linty handkerchief from his pocket.

From Literature

We won’t really know how well this one stands up until people try storing it in grubby, linty, sandy pockets and opening it dozens of times a day.

From Washington Post

On a railroad siding off the main tracks, men in linty overalls were loading big pasteboard boxes full of cotton thread onto a freight car.

From Literature

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