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Purty vs Putty - What's the difference?

purty | putty |

As adjectives the difference between purty and putty

is that purty is (informal) while putty is of, pertaining to, or resembling putty.

As a noun putty is

a form of cement, made from linseed oil and whiting, used to fix panes of glass.

As a verb putty is

to fix something using putty.

purty

English

Adjective

(er)
  • (informal)
  • * {{quote-book
    • , year=1939 , author=(John Steinbeck) , title=(The Grapes of Wrath) , chapter=22 , passage=Seen a purty' girl down the road. Give her a big wink, too. ' Purty as hell, too.}}

    putty

    English

    (wikipedia putty)

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Of, pertaining to, or resembling putty.

    • Noun

    (putties)
  • A form of cement, made from linseed oil and whiting, used to fix panes of glass.
  • Any of a range of similar substances.

    • Derived terms

    * putty in someone's hands

    Verb

  • to fix something using putty