draughty
Standard spelling of draftyStandard spelling of drafty.
» The bus was as draughty as anything.
Es zog in dem Bus wie Hechtsuppe. — al_ex_an_der
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1 senses(UK)Standard spelling of drafty.
- not airtight
Examples
10 sentencesThe bus was as draughty as anything.
deEs zog in dem Bus wie Hechtsuppe. — al_ex_an_der
Rivulets of condensation ran down the draughty windows.
deAn den zugigen Fenstern rann Kondenswasser herunter. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
We closed the door because it was draughty.
The old home was very draughty and not well insulated.
The windows are draughty, and there's mould on the walls.
deDurch die Fenster zieht’s, und an den Wänden ist Schimmel. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Forms
draughtier, draughtiest| Comparative | draughtier Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | draughtiest Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
1 synonyms- not airtight:drafty
Word family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.