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Definition of Fainty
1. a. Feeble; languid.
Definition of Fainty
1. Adjective. feeble; languid ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Fainty
1. faintish [adj FAINTIER, FAINTIEST] - See also: faintish
Lexicographical Neighbors of Fainty
Literary usage of Fainty
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Dictionary of Domestic Medicine: Giving a Description of Diseases by John Henry Clarke (1901)
"... hot flushes, and fainty spells. See also Piles. CONSTITUTIONS.—It is of great
service in homoeopathic practice to be well acquainted with the different ..."
2. Old Family Letters: Copied from the Originals for Alexander Biddle by Alexander Biddle, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Rush (1892)
"I slept pretty well, the next night, was very weak, but free of pain the next
day; but the night following, I fell into just such a fainty fit, ..."
3. The Works of the English Reformers: William Tyndale and John Frith by William Tyndale, John Frith, Thomas Russell (1831)
"The ladies gasp'd, and scarcely could respire ; The breath they drew, no longer
air, but fire : The fainty knights were scorch'd, and knew not where To run ..."
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