fainty

American  

[feyn-tee] / ˈfeɪn ti /

Also faintified

adjective

Southern U.S.

faintier, faintiest

1. feeling faint; about to lose consciousness.

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Etymology

Origin of fainty

First recorded in 1520–30; faint + -y ¹

Example Sentences

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fainty

I have been the recipient of so many kind and courteous favors from my senior colleagues, until it makes me feel fainty.

From Time Magazine Archive

I’m sick an’ fainty wi’ this gert turn o’ the wheel.

From Children of the Mist by Eden Phillpotts

There, misty, fainty, small as the toy of a child, lay Gatun Dam, with the spillway in its center.

From Raiders Invisible by Desmond Winter Hall

Gimme somethin' t'ate, mother; I be hungry an' fainty like wi' gwaine tu far.

From Lying Prophets by Eden Phillpotts

"Now, don't get fainty, Peggy, or Miss Margaret Prescott," admonished Jess; "as Jimsy says, 'brace up,' the best is yet to come."

From The Girl Aviators' Motor Butterfly by Margaret Burnham