Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fighty

/ˈfaɪti/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.14 in modern English

Syllables: fighty
IPA: /ˈfaɪti/

16

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Inclined or prone to fight.

Informal

adj

Relating to fighting.

Informal

Example Sentences

"It's the follow-up to Hero Quest, and is in the same sort of mazey-strategy-fighty vein. Gameplay is split up into a number of turns."

Etymology

From Middle English fighti, figti, equivalent to fight + -y.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: fighti
Suffix: fight

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈfaɪti/
British English: /ˈfaɪti/

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

more fighty (comparative) fightier (comparative) most fighty (superlative) fightiest (superlative)

Synonyms

fightsome

Rhymes With

mighty almighty whitey aphrodite flighty nightie blighty venite mitey plighty

Questions

How do you pronounce fighty?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfaɪti/.
What does fighty mean?: Inclined or prone to fight.
Where does fighty come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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