Adjective: sainty
Comparison Forms
Synthetic
| Comparative | saintier |
| Superlative | saintiest |
Perifrastic
| Comparative | more sainty |
| Superlative | most sainty |
Sample Sentences
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However, once Saint Cyran came to direct Port Royal in Zamet's absence, she came to realize that he was one of the saintiest men she had ever met. [2000, Daniella J. Kostroun, Undermining Obedience in Absolutist France:]
Adjectives inflected like sainty
snubby,
snithy,
snorty,
snoopy,
sainty,
screwy,
scowly,
schizy,
smacky,
slimsy,
slanty,
slaggy,
songly,
soothy,
shysty,
shiply,
skeezy,
beastly,
yearny,
whip-creamy, etc. (List truncated at 20 adjectives)
Etymology
From saint + -y.