whity

[hwahy-tee, wahy-]

adjective

whitier, whitiest 

1. whitish.

noun

plural

whities 

1. (sometimes initial capital letter),  whitey.

whity

/ ˈwaɪtɪ /

noun

1. informal,  a variant spelling of whitey

adjective

1. 1. whitish in colour

   2. ( in combination )

      whity-brown

Word History and Origins

Origin of whity¹

First recorded in 1585–95; white + -y ¹

Example Sentences

Description.—Above green; crown brown; nape bluish; cheeks green; wings edged with blue; tail coppery red: beneath green, breast and sides of neck whity brown, with dark cross bars; middle of belly dull red: whole length 9·5 inches, wing 5·0, tail 5·3.

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No matter what went on, no matter who was speaking, those slowly moving pale-blue eyes with their whity lashes followed her, measuring her height, movements, her very heart-throbs, it seemed to the puzzled, distressed girl.

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The whity thing by the Mariner's left hand is a piece of wood that he was trying to row the raft with when the Whale came along.

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They are every bit as big as old Whity’s pigs and Father turned them in two weeks ago.”

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Oh yes, here in my pocket; there are little whity marks in the black kid already, as if they were going to split.'

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