"fighty" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈfaɪti/ [UK], /ˈfaɪti/ [US], [ˈfʌɪɾi] [US] Forms: more fighty [comparative], fightier [comparative], most fighty [superlative], fightiest [superlative]
Rhymes: -aɪti Etymology: From Middle English fighti, figti, equivalent to fight + -y. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|fighti}} Middle English fighti, {{suf|en|fight|y|id2=adjectival}} fight + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|more|er}} fighty (comparative more fighty or fightier, superlative most fighty or fightiest)
  1. (informal) Inclined or prone to fight. Tags: informal Synonyms: fightsome

Download JSON data for fighty meaning in English (1.4kB)

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