Etymology

clotty

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Today it means: Full of clots, or clods. Full definition →

Middle English clotty
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromclotty
  2. English todayclotty

From Middle English clotty, equivalent to clot + -y. Doublet of cloddy. Compare German klotzig (“bulky, massive, huge”).

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