flutey

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A form of fluty — Resembling the sound of a flute.

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Meanings

adjectiveflutey (comparative more flutey, superlative most flutey)

comparative more flutey · superlative most flutey

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of fluty.

    The flutey phrasing of Edith Evans in the Asquith film tends to chime in my head whenever I see the play, creating a distracting echo —— and making most Lady B’s seem like hollow also-rans.

    2009 August 26, Charles Isherwood, “Lady Bracknell Is Back, With a Slightly Unladylike Air”, in New York Times

Origin

From flute + -y.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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