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paintiness

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paint⋅y

[peyn-tee]
–adjective, paint⋅i⋅er, paint⋅i⋅est.
1. of, coated with, or soiled with paint: a painty finish; painty overalls.
2. having a crudely or clumsily painted surface: The stage set consisted chiefly of painty scenery.

Origin:
1865–70; paint + -y 1


paint⋅i⋅ness, noun
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