"fainty" meaning in English

See fainty in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: faintier [comparative], faintiest [superlative]
Etymology: faint + -y Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|faint|y}} faint + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} fainty (comparative faintier, superlative faintiest)
  1. feeble; languid; inclined to faint
    Sense id: en-fainty-en-adj-NkZ-AgNm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y

Inflected forms

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