Plighty
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Relating to or indicating plight; misfortunate; dire; precarious; needy
"[...] — as the company is so small, the impresario is in a continual flap, having to nurse his people as much as he can, in case some sudden illness should fling him into the plightiest of plights, not being able to mount any show at all!"
Example
More examples"[...] — as the company is so small, the impresario is in a continual flap, having to nurse his people as much as he can, in case some sudden illness should fling him into the plightiest of plights, not being able to mount any show at all!"
Etymology
From Middle English plighty, plighti, equivalent to plight + -y.
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