floatier; floatiest
1
: tending to float : buoyant
2
: light and billowy
a floaty gown

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Arctic and Krug have also worked with floatier Nokian-made 475/70s on smaller wheels (17s). Aaron Turpen, New Atlas, 31 Dec. 2024 Emily finds Mindy consoling herself with decadent room service in what looks like a floaty red caftan. Fawnia Soo Hoo, refinery29.com, 12 Sep. 2024 Over large swells in the road, the Spectre can be slightly too floaty front to back, but body roll is well controlled. Dave Vanderwerp, Car and Driver, 3 July 2023 The beautiful, free, floaty, flying thing. Rose Eveleth, WIRED, 31 Dec. 2022 See all Example Sentences for floaty 

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1608, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of floaty was circa 1608

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“Floaty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/floaty. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.

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