"plotty" meaning in English

See plotty in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: plottier [comparative], plottiest [superlative]
Etymology: From plot + -y. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|plot|y}} 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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