Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

witchly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: witch-ly
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of witches; witchlike.

Example Sentences

"What if The Motherfucker, imagining that his witchly enemy might try this very thing, had put a snake in there?"
"Her large face and wide cheekbones accommodated an oversized mouth and a pug nose. Her puss was topped by neatly plaited hair and underscored by a witchly pointed chin."

Etymology

From witch + -ly.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: witch

Inflected Forms

more witchly (comparative) most witchly (superlative)

Synonyms

witchish witchy wizardly magicianlike magicianly magiciany weird witchlike witchly wizardlike wizardy

Rhymes With

kitschly fitchley hitchley

Questions

What does witchly mean?: Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of witches; witchlike.
Where does witchly come from?: From witch + -ly.

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