"clitty" meaning in English

See clitty in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈklɪti/ Audio: En-au-clitty.ogg
Etymology: From the old dialectal verb clit + -y (adjectival suffix). Etymology templates: {{af|en|clit|-y|id2=adjectival|pos2=adjectival suffix}} clit + -y (adjectival suffix) Head templates: {{en-adj|?}} clitty
  1. (UK dialectal, obsolete) Poorly or imperfectly set (of bread, cement, soil after rain, etc) Tags: UK, dialectal, obsolete
    Sense id: en-clitty-en-adj-OFxoEAXN Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 11 43 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 41 18 41 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 38 24 38
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /ˈklɪti/ Audio: En-au-clitty.ogg Forms: clitties [plural]
Etymology: From clit + -y (diminutive suffix). Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|clit|-y|id2=diminutive|pos2=diminutive suffix}} clit + -y (diminutive suffix) Head templates: {{en-noun}} clitty (plural clitties)
  1. (slang) The clitoris; clit. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-clitty-en-noun-bX5BPQ-A Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Genitalia Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 11 43 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 41 18 41 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 38 24 38 Disambiguation of Genitalia: 5 55 39
  2. (slang, humorous or derogatory) A penis likened to a clitoris, especially in terms of smallness. Tags: derogatory, humorous, slang Synonyms: clit
    Sense id: en-clitty-en-noun-BTPlvafb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y (adjectival), English terms suffixed with -y (diminutive), Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 11 43 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y (adjectival): 35 20 45 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y (diminutive): 30 70 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 41 18 41 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 38 24 38
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: clitty litter
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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