fighty

F4I1G2H4T1Y4
UK/ˈfaɪti/US[ˈfʌɪɾi]

adjective

Inclined or prone to fight.

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Meanings

adjectivefighty (comparative more fighty or fightier, superlative most fighty or fightiest)

comparative more fighty · comparative fightier · superlative most fighty · superlative fightiest

  1. informalInclined or prone to fight.

    Synonyms: fightsome

  2. informalRelating to fighting.

    It's the follow-up to Hero Quest, and is in the same sort of mazey-strategy-fighty vein. Gameplay is split up into a number of turns.

    1992, Your Sinclair, number 76, page 5

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveInclined or prone to fight.

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Origin

  1. Middle Englishfighti
  2. Englishfighty

From Middle English fighti, figti, equivalent to fight + -y.

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APA

fighty. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fighty

MLA

“fighty.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fighty. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fighty,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fighty.

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