malty

malty [mawl-tee] ExamplesWord Origin adjective, malt·i·er, malt·i·est.

1. of, like, or containing malt.

Origin of malty First recorded in 1810–20; malt + -y1 Related formsmalt·i·ness, noun Examples from the Web for malty Historical Examples of malty

The school that plumps for malty Rabbits and the other that goes for milky ones are equally emphatic in their choice.

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Robert Carlton Brown

British Dictionary definitions for malty malty adjective maltier or maltiest

1. of, like, or containing malt

Derived Formsmaltiness, noun Word Origin and History for malty adj.

1817, from malt (n.) + -y (2).