strengthy
strengthy adjective: possessing strength; strong; mighty.
Adjective
strengthy (comparative strengthier or more strengthy, superlative strengthiest or most strengthy)
- Possessing strength; strong; mighty.
- "No — no, work it up and give us the horrible particulars," said Jim Webb. ' 'Well, I presume I shall receive all the more sympathy if I illustrate the affair. As I said before, I have a mother-in-law. She is healthy. She is strengthy. She loves me not. She objects to my being out nights; to my...1881, Bricktop, The Bald-headed Club
- It might, however, grate somewhat harshly upon the not very sensitive ears of the people of the present day, if they were told that a person had had a lengthy ride upon a strengthy horse, or that another had had a lengthy struggle with a strengthy opponent.1890, The Eclectic Magazine of Foreign Literature, Science, and Art
strengthy meaning in Sanskrit
strengthy in Sanskrit
- strengthy, speedy
- वाजिन् vājín
Examples of strengthy in a sentence
- She was a nonconfidante, and he was her surly, silent, strengthy beanpole of a waiter.2007, Bruce Howard Hamilton, Essays of Multiple Sorts:
- His face was completely hidden in the dark and nothing was clear to me except his overbearing policemanship, his massive rearing of wide strengthy flesh, his domination and his unimpeachable reality.2007, Flann O'Brien, Keith Donohue, The Complete Novels:
Forms of strengthy
| comparative | strengthier |
|---|---|
| comparative | more strengthy |
| superlative | strengthiest |
| superlative | most strengthy |
Origin of strengthy
From Middle English strengthy, strengthi, equivalent to strength + -y.
Questions about strengthy
- What does strengthy mean?
- Strengthy means possessing strength; strong; mighty.
- What is strengthy in Sanskrit?
- Strengthy in Sanskrit is वाजिन् (vājín). See Strengthy meaning in Sanskrit.
- How do you use strengthy in a sentence?
- She was a nonconfidante, and he was her surly, silent, strengthy beanpole of a waiter.
- What part of speech is strengthy?
- Strengthy is an adjective.
Words near strengthy in the dictionary
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