- Fainty
- Fainty Faint"y, a. Feeble; languid. [R.] --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
fainty — /fayn tee/, adj., faintier, faintiest. Southern U.S. feeling faint; about to lose consciousness. Also, faintified /fayn teuh fuyd /. [1520 30; FAINT + Y1] * * * … Universalium
fainty — ˈfāntē adjective Etymology: Middle English ffaynty, from faint, feint + y chiefly dialect : liable to faint : feeble … Useful english dictionary