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leechy

adj

Etymology

From leech + -y.

  1. derived from *leǵ-✻ — “to collect, gather”
  2. inherited from *lēkijaz✻
  3. inherited from *lākī✻
  4. inherited from lǣċe
  5. inherited from leche
  6. formed as leechy — “leech + -y”

Definitions

  1. Pertaining to or characteristic of a leech.

  2. Parasitic.

  3. Misspelling of leachy.

The neighborhood

Derived

leechiness

Vish — recursive loop

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