Definitions for peaty

peaty peat·y

Spelling: [pee-tee]
IPA: /ˈpi ti/

Peaty is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 10 points.

You can make 60 anagrams from letters in peaty (aepty).

Definitions for peaty

adjective

  1. of, pertaining to, resembling, or containing the substance peat.

Origin of peaty

First recorded in 1755-65; peat1 + -y1

Examples for peaty

They require a sandy, peaty soil, and are treated as other shrubs are.

It is said to like a peaty soil, in which I have never tried it.

And the smell of peaty clothes smote him on the nostril for the first time that day.

Trees, for the orchard, should never be grown upon a mucky or peaty soil.

A mountainous, peaty region in the northern part of Great Britain.

As pigments, the peaty Cappah brown is the most transparent and rich in colour.

It will not flourish in wet soils or on those of a peaty or sandy character.

The river had a peaty colour, and resembled in its flow some portions of the Thames.

The soil was peaty with a deep layer of sand and black dust on the top of it.

Then he fell to them again, throwing out the peaty soil with both hands.

Word Value for peaty
Scrable

10

Words with friends

10

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