ratchety

ratchety

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
English ratchet
Proto-Indo-European *-kos
Proto-Germanic *-gaz
Proto-West Germanic *-g
Old English -iġ
Middle English -y
English -y
English ratchety

    From ratchet + -y.

    Adjective

    ratchety (comparative more ratchety, superlative most ratchety)

    1. Resembling or characteristic of a ratchet
      • 2007 August 26, Lawrence Ulrich, “Germans Land on Saturn and Things Shape Up”, in New York Times‎[1]:
        The parking brake pivoted with well-calibrated resistance and no ratchety noise.
    2. Moving in jerks.

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