"slitty" meaning in English

See slitty in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈslɪti/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-slitty.wav [Southern-England] Forms: slittier [comparative], slittiest [superlative]
Etymology: From slit + -y. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|slit|-y|text=+|tree=1}} From slit + -y. Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} slitty (comparative slittier, superlative slittiest)
  1. Slitlike. Derived forms: slittiness

Inflected forms

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