"slitty" meaning in English

See slitty in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: slittier [comparative], slittiest [superlative]
Etymology: slit + -y Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|slit|y}} slit + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} slitty (comparative slittier, superlative slittiest)
  1. Slitlike.
    Sense id: en-slitty-en-adj-DvWyriEF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y

Inflected forms

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