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Lethy

Lethy adjective: lethean.

Adjective

Lethy (comparative more Lethy, superlative most Lethy)

  1. (obsolete, rare) Lethean.
    • Thou dotest upon a devil, not a woman, / That has bewitched thee with her sorcery / And drowned thy soul in Lethy faculties.1613, John Marston, William Barksted, The Insatiate Countess, IV.2

Forms of Lethy

comparativemore Lethy
superlativemost Lethy

Origin of Lethy

From Lethe + -y.

Questions about Lethy

What does Lethy mean?
Lethy means lethean.
What part of speech is Lethy?
Lethy is an adjective.

Words near Lethy in the dictionary

  1. letholexia
  2. lethologica
  3. lethrinid
  4. lethrinids
  5. Lethwei
  6. Lethy
  7. letimide
  8. Letissier
  9. Letitia
  10. Letizia
  11. Letizias

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