rutted

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English rut

Middle English -ed

English -ed

English rutted

From rut + -ed.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈɹʌtɪd/
• Rhymes: -ʌtɪd

Verb

rutted

1. simple past and past participle of rut

Adjective

rutted (comparative more rutted, superlative most rutted)

1. (of a road etc) Marked or grooved with ruts.
   • 1999, George R.R. Martin, A Clash of Kings, Bantam, published 2011, page 413:

     It was as much as part of her days as stale bread and the blisters on her toes after a long day of walking the hard, rutted road.

Derived terms

• unrutted

Translations

marked or grooved with ruts

• Arabic: مُحَفَّر (muḥaffar)
• Czech: rozježděný, vyježděný
• German: zerfahren (de), ausgefahren (de)

Anagrams

• utter'd