"cheaty" meaning in English

See cheaty in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: cheatier [comparative], cheatiest [superlative]
Etymology: From cheat + -y. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|cheat|y|id2=adjectival}} cheat + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} cheaty (comparative cheatier, superlative cheatiest)
  1. (informal, of a person) prone to cheating. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-cheaty-en-adj-UzBFxIQb
  2. (informal) Involving cheating; fraudulent. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-cheaty-en-adj-vLMSitiV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y (adjectival), Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 88 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y (adjectival): 25 75 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 13 87 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 92

Inflected forms

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