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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

fighty en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • [ˈfʌɪɾi] (US)
  • /ˈfaɪti/ (US)
  • /ˈfaɪti/ (UK)

Etymology

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

Meanings

  1. (informal) Inclined or prone to fight.
  2. (informal) Relating 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:

Forms

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most fighty Degree=Sup lexicographic
more fighty Degree=Cmp lexicographic
fightiest Degree=Sup lexicographic
fightier Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Synonyms

fightsome