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fainty en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˈfeɪnti/

Etymology

From faint + -y.

Meanings

1. (dialectal) feeble; languid; inclined to faint
   • 'Tis enough to make you feel fainty. 1912, Thomas Hardy, The Return of the Native:
   • 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:

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