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sheathy

/ˈʃiːθi/

sheathy adjective: forming or resembling a sheath or case.

Adjective

sheathy (comparative more sheathy, superlative most sheathy)

  1. Forming or resembling a sheath or case.
    • with a needle put aside the short and sheathy cases on their back1650, Thomas Browne, Pseudodoxia Epidemica: […], 2nd edition, London: […] A[braham] Miller, for Edw[ard] Dod and Nath[aniel] Ekins, […], →OCLC

Forms of sheathy

comparativemore sheathy
superlativemost sheathy

Origin of sheathy

From sheath + -y.

Questions about sheathy

What does sheathy mean?
Sheathy means forming or resembling a sheath or case.
What part of speech is sheathy?
Sheathy is an adjective.
How do you pronounce sheathy?
Sheathy is pronounced /ˈʃiːθi/.

Words near sheathy in the dictionary

  1. sheathtail bats
  2. sheathtail-bat
  3. sheathtail-bats
  4. sheathtailed bat
  5. sheathtailed bats
  6. sheathy
  7. sheats
  8. sheave
  9. sheaved
  10. sheaveless
  11. sheaves

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