Achy
//ˈeɪ.ki// adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 With or suffering from aches; sore.
"The achy path leads downhill, bump bump bump, rocks jagged and the climate wetter and colder, till I’m toothless, beyond pain, on a frosty skerry beach, my fingers numb, my lungs flapping like dead leaves."
Adjective
- 1 causing a dull and steady pain wordnet
Example
More examples"The achy path leads downhill, bump bump bump, rocks jagged and the climate wetter and colder, till I’m toothless, beyond pain, on a frosty skerry beach, my fingers numb, my lungs flapping like dead leaves."
Etymology
From ache + -y.
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