sylphy

S1Y4L1P3H4Y4

adjective

sylphlike

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Meanings

adjectivesylphy (comparative more sylphy, superlative most sylphy)

comparative more sylphy · superlative most sylphy

  1. obsoletepoeticraresylphlike

    So swift, so sylphy held the chace.

    1891, Wilson Armistead, Tales and Legends of the English Lakes, page 166

Origin

From sylph + -y.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

“sylphy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sylphy. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sylphy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sylphy.

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