walty

See also: Walty

English

Etymology

Compare walt (“to roll”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwɔːlti/, /ˈwɒlti/

Adjective

walty (comparative more walty, superlative most walty)

1. (archaic, nautical) Liable to roll over; tippy.
   • 1863, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, The Phantom Ship:

     This ship is so crank and walty
     I fear our grave she will be!

References

• “walty”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.