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litch

litch is the alternative form of lich.

Meaning of lich

Noun

lich (plural liches or (with Scots pronunciation) lichs)

  1. (roleplaying games) A reanimated corpse or undead being; particularly an intelligent, undead spellcaster.
    • It was a lich’s face – desiccated flesh tight over its skull.1974, Karl Edward Wagner, Sticks
  2. (UK, archaic) A corpse or dead body.
    • […] and that, as the chronicle states, a lich-way would be made through then, assembled his servants, and attempted to stop its progress as it was carried over a bridge. A scuffle ensued, and the body was thrown into the water. The lich-way as not made ; but the Bishop of Exeter amply revenged...1845, Penny Magazine of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, page 35

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Adverb

litch (not comparable)

  1. (slang) literally, actually
    • With one account, which had the username Minsk KGB, he discussed whether he should go and fight for Russia in Ukraine, saying: "I need a fresh start bro. Do I need to speak Russian though? Because that's not the best. Litch [literally] know 30 words if that."2025 July 8, Daniel Sandford, “Why small-time criminals burned a London warehouse for Russia's mercenary group Wagner”, in BBC News, archived from the original on 08 Jul 2025

Proper noun capitalized: Litch

Litch (plural Litches)

  1. A surname.

Forms of litch

Noun
plurallitches
Proper noun
pluralLitches

Origin of litch

Clipping of literally.

Variant of Leach.

Words formed from litch

Questions about litch

What does litch mean?
Litch means literally, actually.
What is litch the alternative form of?
Litch is the alternative form of lich.
What part of speech is litch?
Litch can be an adverb or a proper noun.

Words near litch in the dictionary

  1. litation
  2. Litauer
  3. Litbel
  4. litblog
  5. litblogs
  6. litch
  7. litch field
  8. litch gate
  9. litch way
  10. litch-field
  11. litch-gate

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Adapted from Wiktionary: litch (page history and authors); Litch (page history and authors); lich (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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