Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Like lint or flax; soft.
- Covered with or full of lint.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Of or pertaining to
lint . - adjective Covered with
lint .
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Examples
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Who knew how long it had lain in the linty velvet of the jeweler's display case?
Two Poets Carol Reid 2011
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We were both stoned on laced weed and a linty rainbow of pills from the pocket of his ripped jeans.
Ramona at the Funeral Thomas Pluck 2011
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He said I looked good all fuzzy which meant linty... and that pleased him.
Lint Hunting Meg Pokrass 2011
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From the corner of the lining she patiently pulled out a half-eaten, linty M&M and holding it, as reverently as though it were the Sacrament, she whispered almost to herself, “Jay always thought he could handle anything, everything!”
Jay's Journal Dr. Beatrice Sparks 2010
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They were extremely angry when I denied them the treat – all the warnings about not accepting food from strangers paled in comparison to a handful of linty chocolates.
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Dig into your linty pockets for a quarter and drop it in the slot.
Books by Portland Authors: Rodney Koeneke - Reading Local: Portland 2009
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Shock waves with their linty freight hit other particles and gases already lingering in one small pocket of the Milky Way.
‘The Fallen Sky: An Intimate History of Shooting Stars' 2009
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I pulled it, linty, from my pocket and held it out in my palm.
Stones 2009
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I pulled it, linty, from my pocket and held it out in my palm.
Stones 2009
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They also seldom clean them, so if you're planning on any criminal behavior, do NOT get shot by a cops 'linty, dusty, nasty bullet!
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