sherbety

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adjective

Having characteristics of sherbet

OriginEnglish sherbet ← Ottoman Turkish شربت (şerbet) ← Classical Persian شَرْبَت (šarbat) →
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Meanings

adjectivesherbety (comparative more sherbety, superlative most sherbety)

comparative more sherbety · superlative most sherbety

  1. Having characteristics of sherbet

    Bright patterned shirts, worn untucked, slip-on loafers in sherbety colors.

    2009 January 4, Laura Lippman, “The Girl in the Green Raincoat”, in New York Times

Origin

  1. Arabicشَرِبَ (šariba)
  2. Arabicشَرْبَة (šarba)
  3. Classical Persianشَرْبَت (šarbat)
  4. Ottoman Turkishشربت (şerbet)
  5. Englishsherbet
  6. Englishsherbety

From sherbet + -y.

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APA

sherbety. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sherbety

MLA

“sherbety.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sherbety. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sherbety,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sherbety.

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