"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
    Sense id: en-fighty-en-adj-Loo0CISu Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y (adjectival), Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 87 13 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y (adjectival): 71 29 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 87 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 90 10
  2. (informal) Relating to fighting. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-fighty-en-adj-6HZwZ4pm

Inflected forms

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        "(informal) Relating to fighting."
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