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fendy

fendy adjective: cunning, shifty.

Adjective

fendy (comparative fendier, superlative fendiest)

  1. (Ulster) cunning, shifty

Forms of fendy

comparativefendier
superlativefendiest

Origin of fendy

From Scots fendie (“able to look after oneself, thrifty, active, healthy, lively”).

Questions about fendy

What does fendy mean?
Fendy means cunning, shifty.
What part of speech is fendy?
Fendy is an adjective.

Words near fendy in the dictionary

  1. fends
  2. fends and proves
  3. fends away
  4. fends for oneself
  5. fends off
  6. fendy
  7. Fene
  8. Fenech
  9. Fenechs
  10. Fenella
  11. Fenelon

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