fainty

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/ˈfeɪnti/

adjective

feeble; languid; inclined to faint

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Meanings

adjectivefainty (comparative faintier, superlative faintiest)

comparative faintier · superlative faintiest

  1. dialectalfeeble; languid; inclined to faint

    'Tis enough to make you feel fainty.

    1912, Thomas Hardy, The Return of the Native
    2 more examples

    When I was young the sight of blood made me go fainty, but I laugh at it now.

    1918, Eden Phillpotts, The Spinners

    I'm sick an' fainty wi' this gert turn o' the wheel.

    1898, Eden Phillpotts, Children of the Mist

Origin

From faint + -y.

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APA

fainty. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fainty

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Chicago

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