Clarty
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Clarty is an adjective meaning (British, Northern England and Scotland dialect) Sticky and foul; dirty, filthy, muddy.
Meaning
(British, Northern England and Scotland dialect) Sticky and foul; dirty, filthy, muddy.
Example Sentences
CLART. To spread, smear, or daub. A flake of snow, when it is large and sticks to the clothes, is called a clart. So we have clarts, mud; clarty, muddy, sticky. Clarty-paps, a dirty sloven of a wife.
Word Forms
- clartier
- clartiest
- clartie
Synonyms for clarty
Depending on context, synonyms include befouled, besmirched, cruddy, dirtsome, dirty, foul.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include clodpolish, swear, cloam, squally, sharny, crappy.
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