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moteyest

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moit⋅y

  [moi-tee]
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–adjective, moit⋅i⋅er, moit⋅i⋅est.
full of moits.
Also, motey.

Origin:
1875–80; moit + -y 1

mote

1  [moht]
–noun
1. a small particle or speck, esp. of dust.
2. moit.
Origin:
bef. 1000; ME, OE mot speck; c. D mot grit, sawdust, Norw mutt speck

Related forms:
motey, adjective
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Word Origin & History

mote 
"particle of dust," O.E. mot, of unknown origin; perhaps related to Du. mot "dust from turf, sawdust, grit." Many references are to Matt. vii.3.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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