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fainty

adj
/ˈfeɪnti/

Etymology

From faint + -y.

  1. derived from *dʰeyǵʰ-✻
  2. derived from fingo
  3. derived from faint
  4. inherited from faynt
  5. suffixed as fainty — “faint + y”

Definitions

  1. feeble

    feeble; languid; inclined to faint

    • When I was young the sight of blood made me go fainty, but I laugh at it now.
    • 'Tis enough to make you feel fainty.
    • I'm sick an' fainty wi' this gert turn o' the wheel.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA