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Grammar : Adj
Spell : jet-ee
Phonetic Transcription : ˈdʒɛt i



Definition of jettiest

Origin :
  • early 15c., from Old French jetee "a jetty, a projecting part of a building," also "a throw," noun use of fem. past participle of jeter "to throw" (see jet (v.)). Notion is of a structure "thrown out" past what surrounds it.
  • As in sable : adj very dark in color
  • As in onyx : adj black
  • As in pitch-black : adj black
  • As in pitchy : adj black
Example sentences :
  • He parted his hair in the middle, and wore a moustache and weeping whiskers of the jettiest, shiny black.
  • Extract from : « Despair's Last Journey » by David Christie Murray

Synonyms for jettiest

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