"witchy" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈwɪt͡ʃi/ Forms: witchier [comparative], witchiest [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɪtʃi Etymology: From witch + -y. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*weyk-|id=separate}}, {{suffix|en|witch|y}} witch + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} witchy (comparative witchier, superlative witchiest)
  1. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of witches; witchlike. Categories (topical): Wicca, Witchcraft Translations (witchlike): hexenartig (German), hexengleich (German), embrujado [masculine] (Spanish), brujeril (Spanish), brujesco [masculine] (Spanish), brujil (Spanish)

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