cheaty

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adjective

prone to cheating.

“a cheaty technique”

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Meanings

adjectivecheaty (comparative cheatier, superlative cheatiest)

comparative cheatier · superlative cheatiest

  1. informalprone to cheating.

    Now, to recap ... ach, you don't need a recap: winning team disqualified; cheaty accountant spoiled play; runner-up team promoted to winning team.

    2009 March 4, Zoe Williams, “Paxo, you're a pint of mild”, in The Guardian
  2. informalInvolving cheating; fraudulent.

    a cheaty technique

Origin

From cheat + -y.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Catheyteachy
Cite this entry
APA

cheaty. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cheaty

MLA

“cheaty.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cheaty. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cheaty,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cheaty.

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