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\ 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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“Painty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/painty. Accessed 4 Jul. 2022.

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