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hempy

hempy adjective: like hemp. Also the alternative spelling of hempie.

Adjective

hempy (comparative more hempy, superlative most hempy)

  1. Like hemp.
    • the rind and the Tree there is a Cotton, or hempy kind of Moss1655, James Howell, Epistolæ Ho-Elianæ. Familiar Letters Domestic and Forren. […], 3rd edition, volume (please specify the page), London: […] Humphrey Mos[e]ley, […], →OCLC

Also used as

hempy is also the alternative spelling of hempie.

Forms of hempy

Adjective
comparativemore hempy
superlativemost hempy
Noun
pluralhempies

Origin of hempy

From Middle English hempy, hempi, equivalent to hemp + -y. Doublet of cannabic.

Questions about hempy

What does hempy mean?
Hempy means like hemp.
What part of speech is hempy?
Hempy is an adjective.

Words near hempy in the dictionary

  1. hempvines
  2. hempweed
  3. hempweeds
  4. hempwort
  5. hempworts
  6. hempy
  7. hemrods
  8. hemroid
  9. hems
  10. hems and hahs
  11. hems and haws

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