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floaty

UK/ˈfləʊti/ US/ˈfloʊti/ uncommon archaic informal us

adjective

1.

tending to float on a liquid or rise in air or gas

  • “buoyant balloons”
  • “buoyant balsawood boats”
  • “a floaty scarf”
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Origin

From float (noun or verb) + -y (suffix meaning ‘inclined to’ forming adjectives). Compare Middle English floti, floty (“of a place: well supplied with water”).

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