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oaty

oaty

3.9
Having the taste, smell, or texture of oats, often made from oats
  • adjective
  • /ˈoʊti/
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  • She made a nutritious breakfast with oaty porridge topped with honey and fruits.

Examples

  • Eddie liked the smell of it, dusty and oaty; it reminded him of the granary on the farm when he was a boy.

    Fiction book (1999)

  • The widescreen/fullscreen thing wasn't that much of a problem (except for the shots that got recropped, I suppose; that was annoying), and with its ample commentaries and fruity, oaty special features, I never felt like I was missing anything with the Serenity DVD (should I have been?).

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  • The yummy cookies had a lovely oaty flavor that made them taste wholesome.

  • The granola bar was deliciously oaty, providing a satisfying crunch in every bite.

Synonyms

oaten
vsoaty
9.2

Made from oats

emphasizes taste and smell rather than material origin

Surface Forms

oaty positive

Morphology

oaty = oat (transparent) = oat + y

The adjective 'oaty' is transparently derived from 'oat' with the suffix '-y', indicating possession of qualities related to oats.

Etymology

Oaty comes from oat plus the ending -y, which means 'having the quality of'. It brings to mind the warm taste and smell of oats or oatmeal, so oaty means 'having the taste, smell, or texture of oats'.