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victimy en · ADJ

Etymology

Etymology tree English victim Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English victimy From victim + -y.

Meanings

  1. (informal) Characteristic of a victim, or of someone who has victim mentality.
    • There's nothing victimy about me and you knew that from the first day you met me. So if I'm not the victim - and I'm not - does that make me your enemy? 2001, Ashok Mathur, The short, happy life of Harry Kumar, page 220:
    • It is not the whiny, helpless, victimy kind of dependency. 1999, John C. Friel, The 7 Worst Things Parents Can Do, →ISBN, page 41:

Forms

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most victimy Degree=Sup lexicographic
more victimy Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Synonyms

victimlike