Ratchety

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Resembling or characteristic of a ratchet

    "The parking brake pivoted with well-calibrated resistance and no ratchety noise."

  2. 2
    Moving in jerks.

Example

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"The parking brake pivoted with well-calibrated resistance and no ratchety noise."

Etymology

From ratchet + -y.

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