ratchety
English
Etymology
ratchet + -y
Adjective
ratchety (comparative more ratchety, superlative most ratchety)
- Resembling or characteristic of a ratchet
- 2007 August 26, Lawrence Ulrich, “Germans Land on Saturn and Things Shape Up”, in New York Times:
- The parking brake pivoted with well-calibrated resistance and no ratchety noise.
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- Moving in jerks.
Anagrams
- chattery, trachyte