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faintiest

faintiest is the superlative form of fainty.

Meaning of fainty

Adjective

fainty (comparative faintier, superlative faintiest)

  1. (dialectal) feeble; languid; inclined to faint
    • When I was young the sight of blood made me go fainty, but I laugh at it now.1918, Eden Phillpotts, The Spinners

Questions about faintiest

What is faintiest the superlative form of?
Faintiest is the superlative form of fainty.

Words near faintiest in the dictionary

  1. faintheartedness
  2. faintheartednesses
  3. fainthearts
  4. fainthood
  5. faintier
  6. faintiest
  7. faintified
  8. fainting
  9. fainting goat
  10. fainting goat syndrome
  11. fainting goats

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