witchy en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈwɪt͡ʃi/
Etymology
Etymology tree Old English wiċċe Proto-Germanic *wikkōną Proto-West Germanic *wikkōn Proto-Indo-European *-ō Proto-Germanic *-ô Proto-West Germanic *-ō Proto-West Germanic *wikkō Old English wiċċa Middle English wicche English witch English -y English witchy From witch + -y.
Meanings
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Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of witches; witchlike.
Bernadette was a small wiry girl with a lot of long witchy black hair, and on the first day of school she wore only one sock.
1967, Beverly Cleary, Mitch and Amy, New York: Dell, published 1980, →ISBN, →OL, page 92:Sabrina and the three sisters in Charmed have a myriad of witchy powers.
2006 August 8, Sharon Lamb with Lyn Mikel Brown, Packaging Girlhood: Rescuing Our Daughters from Marketers' Schemes, New York: St. Martin's Press, →ISBN, →OL, page 96:The children are scared to go near the witchy old woman's house at night.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| witchiest | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| witchier | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Synonyms
witchlike · weird · wizardlike · magiciany · witchly · witchly · wizardy · witchy · wizardly · magicianlike · witchish · witchish · magicianly · witchlike
Translations (6)
es brujil (witchlike) · es brujeril (witchlike) · de hexenartig (witchlike) · de hexengleich (witchlike) · es embrujado (witchlike) · es brujesco (witchlike)