fainty

English

Etymology

From faint +‎ -y.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfeɪnti/

Adjective

fainty (comparative faintier, superlative faintiest)

1. (now dialectal) feeble; languid; inclined to faint
   • 1918, Eden Phillpotts, The Spinners‎:

     When I was young the sight of blood made me go fainty, but I laugh at it now.

   • 1912, Thomas Hardy, The Return of the Native‎:

     'Tis enough to make you feel fainty.

   • 1898, Eden Phillpotts, Children of the Mist‎:

     I'm sick an' fainty wi' this gert turn o' the wheel.