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rutty

[ruht-ee]

adjective, -ti·er, -ti·est.

full of or abounding in ruts, as a road.

Origin:
1590–1600; rut¹ + -y¹

Related forms

rut·ti·ly, adverb

rut·ti·ness, noun

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rutty (ˈrʌtɪ)

—*adj* , -tier, -tiest
	full of ruts or holes: a rutty track

'ruttily

—*adv*

'ruttiness

—n

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