walty

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English

Etymology

Compare walt (“to roll”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈwɔːlti/, /ˈwɒlti/

Adjective

walty (comparative more walty, superlative most walty)

(archaic, nautical) Liable to roll over; tippy.
- 1863, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, The Phantom Ship:
  This ship is so crank and walty
  I fear our grave she will be!

References

“walty”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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