mitey
/ˈmaɪti/
mitey adjective: of or pertaining to mites. Also the eye dialect spelling of mighty.
Adjective
mitey
- Of or pertaining to mites.
- Infested with mites.
- Mr. Robert Farquhar paid the town's people in old mitey meal for his soldiers entertainment, who had continued there a long time.1830, John Spalding, The History of the Troubles and Memorable Transactions in Scotland: From 1624 — 1645, page 268
- A few specimens transferred from a mitey cheese to an old cheese not mitey, will soon colonize it thoroughly.1878, Charles James Stewart Bethune, W. Saunders, E. B. Reed, The Canadian entomologist, volumes 10-12, page 239
Also used as
mitey is also the eye dialect spelling of mighty.
mitey is also the pronunciation spelling of matey.
Forms of mitey
| plural | miteys |
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Origin of mitey
From mite + -y.
From mighty.
From matey.
Words that rhyme with mitey
Questions about mitey
- What does mitey mean?
- Mitey means of or pertaining to mites.
- What part of speech is mitey?
- Mitey is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce mitey?
- Mitey is pronounced /ˈmaɪti/.
Words near mitey in the dictionary
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