painty
adjective
\ˈpāntē, -ti\
Definition of painty
-er/-est
1a : of, relating to, or suggestive of paint a painty odor b : spattered or smeared with paint after doing the kitchen walls she found that her clothes were all painty
2 : marked by or suggestive of an excessive or often crudely obtrusive use of paint an unskillful painty portrait painty stage scenery
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