Meanings
hempy1
adjectivehempy (comparative more hempy, superlative most hempy)
comparative more hempy · superlative most hempy
- Like hemp.
the rind and the Tree there is a Cotton, or hempy kind of Moss
1655, James Howell, Epistolæ Ho-Elianæ. Familiar Letters Domestic and Forren. […], 3rd edition, volume (please specify the page), London: […] Humphrey Mos[e]ley, […], →OCLC
hempy2
adjectivehempy (comparative more hempy, superlative most hempy)
comparative more hempy · superlative most hempy
- alternativeAlternative spelling of hempie.
Origin
- Middle Englishhempy
- Englishhempy
From Middle English hempy, hempi, equivalent to hemp + -y. Doublet of cannabic.
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APA
hempy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hempy
MLA
“hempy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hempy. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hempy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hempy.
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