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forfaint

forfaint adjective: very faint; languishing; pitiful; arm.

Adjective

forfaint (comparative more forfaint, superlative most forfaint)

  1. (archaic) Very faint; languishing; pitiful; arm.

Forms of forfaint

comparativemore forfaint
superlativemost forfaint
alternative formforefaint

Origin of forfaint

From for- + faint.

Questions about forfaint

What does forfaint mean?
Forfaint means very faint; languishing; pitiful; arm.
What part of speech is forfaint?
Forfaint is an adjective.

Words near forfaint in the dictionary

  1. foreyard
  2. foreyards
  3. foreyear
  4. foreyears
  5. Forezian
  6. forfaint
  7. forfairn
  8. forfaiter
  9. forfaiters
  10. forfaiting
  11. forfalture

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