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witchy

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˈwɪt͡ʃi/
  • rhymes with -ɪtʃi
  • CMU ARPABET: W IH1 CH IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

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adj

Meaning 1

Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of witches; witchlike.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • The children are scared to go near the witchy old woman's house at night.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: witchish, witchlike, witchly, magicianlike, magicianly, magiciany, weird, witchy, wizardlike, wizardly, wizardy

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Old English wiċċe Proto-Germanic *wikkōną Proto-West Germanic *wikkōn Proto-West Germanic *-ō Proto-West Germanic *wikkō Old English wiċċa Middle English wicche English witch English -y English witchy From witch + -y.

Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • German: hexenartig — witchlike
  • German: hexengleich — witchlike
  • Spanish: embrujado — witchlike
  • Spanish: brujeril — witchlike
  • Spanish: brujesco — witchlike
  • Spanish: brujil — witchlike