cheaty

English

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ

Proto-Indo-European *-s

Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs

Proto-Italic *eks

Latin ex

Latin ex-

Proto-Indo-European *ḱad-

Proto-Indo-European *-eti

Proto-Indo-European *ḱádeti

Proto-Italic *kadō

Latin cadĕre

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Classical Latin cadō

Late Latin cadeo

Vulgar Latin *excadēre

Old French escheoir

Old French escheoit

Proto-Italic *-āzi

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Latin -ereinflu.

Latin -āre

Old French -er

Old French escheoiterbor.

Middle English achetan

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Old French escheoir

Old French escheoit / escheoitebor.

Middle English escheteder.

Middle English acheteninflu.

Middle English chete

English cheat

Proto-Indo-European *-kos

Proto-Germanic *-gaz

Proto-West Germanic *-g

Old English -iġ

Middle English -y

English -y

English cheaty

From cheat + -y.

cheaty (comparative cheatier, superlative cheatiest)

(informal, of a person) prone to cheating.
- 2009 March 4, Zoe Williams, “Paxo, you're a pint of mild”, in Alan Rusbridger, editor, The Guardian‎^[1], London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 13 October 2026:
  Now, to recap ... ach, you don't need a recap: winning team disqualified; cheaty accountant spoiled play; runner-up team promoted to winning team.
(informal) Involving cheating; fraudulent.
a cheaty technique