"plotty" meaning in All languages combined

See plotty on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Forms: plottier [comparative], plottiest [superlative]
Etymology: Etymology tree English plot English -y English plotty From plot + -y. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|plot|-y|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English plot English -y English plotty From plot + -y. Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} plotty (comparative plottier, superlative plottiest)
  1. (informal, of a book, film, story) Having a complicated plot. Tags: informal

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