Meaning of trouty | Babel Free
Definitions
- Containing trout.
- Resembling or characteristic of trout.
Examples
“The grass improved, they saw⟳ wild-flowers and flax, and when the water of the creek took his fancy as looking trouty, Wilford Woodruff got out the artificial flies he had brought from his last⟳ mission in England and tried a little”
“c. 1926 Rudyard Kipling - "Alnaschar and the Oxen" from the collection Debits and Credits At the gate beside the river where the trouty shallows brawl, I know⟳ the pride that Lobengula felt”
“The stream was clear and shallow but it did not look⟳ trouty.”
“Except in extremely hot weather, I have⟳ found that trout packed in this manner reach⟳ Boston in very fine order⟳, and have⟳ quite a trouty taste⟳ and appearance; […]”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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