peaty
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6.9
- adjective
- /ˈpiːti/
:
turboso
- The soggy silt became peaty cattail marsh.
- peaty whisky
- peaty soil
Examples
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The hikers struggled to cross the peaty marshes that absorbed their every step.
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He grew in the same peaty Santa Cruz soil that brought us the Don't Do It Foundation.
Blog text (4) -
The two men walk easily on peaty ground.
Fiction book (2002) -
- But nothing too peaty!
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The peaty whisky she'd given him was on his lips.
Fiction book (1997) -
Sounds like they can propagate by cuttings as well as cones, as long as they are in a peaty, mossy environment.
Blog text (17) -
Through the faint aroma of tobacco and wood smoke, I caught the peaty whiff of a whiskey such as I have tasted neither before nor since.
Fiction book (2000) -
In 1931, while night-fishing 25 miles off the Norfolk coast, Lockwood hauled up a lump of "moorlog," a dark, peaty material from the sea bottom.
Academic text (2007) -
The garden flourished in the rich, peaty soil that retained moisture well.
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In spring, the fields become peaty, providing an ideal environment for various plants.
Synonyms
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2.9
Soft, wet ground that is difficult to walk on
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1.8
Soft wet land that often has shallow water
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5.6
Soft wet ground that is hard to walk on
Compounds
How Peaty
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Peaty comes from the simple word peat, which means 'partly rotten plant matter' that forms in bogs and gives a smoky, earthy smell when burned. So something described as 'peaty' has the qualities of peat — dark, rich soil or a smoky, earthy taste like you find in some whiskies.