flutey

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

flute +‎ -y

Adjective[edit]

flutey (comparative more flutey, superlative most flutey)

  1. Alternative spelling of fluty
    • 2009 August 26, Charles Isherwood, “Lady Bracknell Is Back, With a Slightly Unladylike Air”, in New York Times[1]:
      The flutey phrasing of Edith Evans in the Asquith film tends to chime in my head whenever I see the play, creating a distracting echo —— and making most Lady B’s seem like hollow also-rans.