cloddy

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adjective

Characterized by the presence of clods

OriginMiddle English cloddy ← Old English clott ← Proto-West Germanic *klott →
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Meanings

adjectivecloddy (comparative cloddier, superlative cloddiest)

comparative cloddier · superlative cloddiest

  1. Characterized by the presence of clods

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*gel-
  2. Proto-Germanic*kluttaz
  3. Proto-West Germanic*klott
  4. Old Englishclott
  5. Middle Englishclot
  6. Middle Englishclod
  7. Middle Englishcloddy
  8. Englishcloddy

Inherited from Middle English cloddy (“cloddy, clotty”). Doublet of clotty. By surface analysis, clod + y.

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Translations

Italian gleboso, zolloso
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Romanian bolovănos, bulgăros
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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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