achy

[ ey-kee ]

/ ˈeɪ ki /

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adjective, ach·i·er, ach·i·est.

having or causing an aching sensation: an achy back.

Nearby words

achromobacter, achromocyte, achromycin, achsah, achtung, achy, achylia, acicula, acicular, aciculate, aciculum

Origin of achy

First recorded in 1870–75; ache + -y¹

Related forms

ach·i·ness, noun

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Examples from the Web for achy

Since transitioning to a standing desk, the muscle cramps and achy back that plagued me have almost completely vanished.
Work Like Churchill-Ditch Your Office Chair and Embrace the Standing Desk|Gregory Ferenstein|June 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“Achy Breaky 2” opens with a “comedic” introduction by Larry King.
You Can't Unsee Billy Ray Cyrus’s Pseudo Hip Hop ‘Achy Breaky 2’|Amy Zimmerman|February 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“Achy Breaky 2” is really bad, and in an ideal world, no one would ever listen to it.
You Can't Unsee Billy Ray Cyrus’s Pseudo Hip Hop ‘Achy Breaky 2’|Amy Zimmerman|February 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Catapulting “Achy Breaky 2” from weird to disturbingly weird is the insane amount of young, naked cyborg flesh on display.
You Can't Unsee Billy Ray Cyrus’s Pseudo Hip Hop ‘Achy Breaky 2’|Amy Zimmerman|February 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST

That was all the achy and breaky we had to endure—until now.
You Can't Unsee Billy Ray Cyrus’s Pseudo Hip Hop ‘Achy Breaky 2’|Amy Zimmerman|February 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Tired and achy as they were at night, though, they were glad to find children in the next shack.
Across the Fruited Plain|Florence Crannell Means
Nelsen felt the scared earnestness of the appeal, and the achy shock of the compliment.
The Planet Strappers|Raymond Zinke Gallun
Jennie Harper had large dark eyes, and a funny, achy sort of voice.
The Planet Strappers|Raymond Zinke Gallun
He thought, with an achy wistfulness, of a small hero-worshipping girl named Jennie Harper, at Serene.
The Planet Strappers|Raymond Zinke Gallun
Gigan′ticide, the act of killing a giant; Gigantol′ogy, description of giants; Gigantom′achy, a war of giants.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M)|Various

British Dictionary definitions for achy

achy

/ (ˈeɪkɪ) /

adjective achier or achiest

affected by a continuous dull pain; aching

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