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[ pee-tee ] / ˈpi ti /
adjective, peat·i·er, peat·i·est.of, pertaining to, resembling, or containing the substance peat. Origin of peatyFirst recorded in 1755–65; peat1 + -y1 Words nearby peatypeatland, peat moss, peat pot, pea tree, peat reek, peaty, peau de soie, peau d'orange, peavey, peavy, pea weevil Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for peatyAt Kew it thrives well in peaty loam and limestone, and although it does not increase very quickly is yet happy and contented. Hardy Ornamental Flowering Trees and Shrubs|A. D. Webster The Avon, like all its sisters, starts life as a peaty burn prattling for many miles through the silence of the moors. The Rivers and Streams of England|A.G. Bradley The beneficial results obtained by an application of lime to peaty soils are well known. Manures and the principles of manuring|Charles Morton Aikman Scents, pungent and singularly exhilarating, were given off by the damp mosses and the peaty moorland soil. The History of Sir Richard Calmady|Lucas Malet
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