SINCE 1828
painty
adjective
\ ˈpāntē, -ti\
usually -er/-est
Definition of painty
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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