motey

English

Etymology

mote +‎ -y

Adjective

motey (comparative more motey, superlative most motey)

1. Full of motes.
   • 1891, Robert Bridges, “The Winnowers”, in The Pelican Record:

     The sunbeams on the motey air / Streamed through the open door, / And on the brown arms moving bare, / And the grain upon the floor.