numby
/ˈnʌmi/
numby adjective: somewhat numb; numbed.
Adjective
numby (comparative more numby, superlative most numby)
- Somewhat numb; numbed.
- My hands are so stiffe and nummie, that I can hardly write for my selfe, so that what I have once scribled, I had rather frame it anew than take the paines to correct it; and I reade but little better.1603, Michel de Montaigne, chapter 17, in John Florio, transl., The Essayes […], book II, London: […] Val[entine] Simmes for Edward Blount […], →OCLC
- The pains extend down the legs, with a numby, burning feeling.1868, The London Lancet
Forms of numby
| comparative | more numby |
|---|---|
| superlative | most numby |
Origin of numby
From numb + -y.
Words that rhyme with numby
Questions about numby
- What does numby mean?
- Numby means somewhat numb; numbed.
- What part of speech is numby?
- Numby is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce numby?
- Numby is pronounced /ˈnʌmi/.
Words near numby in the dictionary
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