painty

[ peyn-tee ]

adjective

, paint·i·er, paint·i·est.

1. of, coated with, or soiled with paint:

   a painty finish; painty overalls.

2. having a crudely or clumsily painted painted surface:

   The stage set consisted chiefly of painty scenery.

Other Words From

• painti·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of painty¹

First recorded in 1865–70; paint + -y ¹

Example Sentences

"Products that lack an antioxidant or preservative are likely to develop rancidity in the oil," he wrote, "and that can be metallic, fishy, painty, or stale-nut-like depending on the recipe."

From Salon

Consumers described the taste of fluorescent-exposed milk as “cardboard,” ”stale” and “painty.”

From Washington Times

He was a reclusive artist and gardener, forever in old painty clothes.

From The Guardian

After Reynolds and Gainsborough, Lawrence looks pretty and painty; there is none of that power of uniting the figure with the ground—that melting of the flesh into the surrounding light which is seen in the pictures of the first President.

From Project Gutenberg

And me all painty and no cap on and nothing, neither missis nor servant like.

From Project Gutenberg