Meanings
adjectivelifey (comparative more lifey, superlative most lifey)
comparative more lifey · superlative most lifey
- informalCharacteristic of life (all senses)
“It's all so lifey." Janine said. “It's why we love TV so much.”
2014, Anne Lamott, Small Victories: Spotting Improbable Moments of Grace, page 60 - informalFull of life
Dear little pet, my sweet wee wifie, Rejoiced am I, you are so lifey — […]
1880, A. C. B. Barker, Fifty Years' Rhymes and Reminiscences, page 155
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
- Middle Englishlyfy
- Englishlifey
From Middle English lyfy, lyvy, equivalent to life + -y.
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APA
lifey. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lifey
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lifey,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lifey.
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