witchy

American  

[wich-ee] / ˈwɪtʃ i /

adjective

witchier, witchiest

1. accomplished by or as if by witchcraft.

   strange, witchy sounds.

2. similar to or characteristic of a witch; witchlike.

   a witchy enjoyment of mischief-making.

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Etymology

Origin of witchy

First recorded in 1660–70; witch + -y ¹

Example Sentences

Mr. Cameron does develop one effective new villain, Varang, the witchy leader of a fierce rival tribe of “Ash People” who wears a brilliant red headdress and, unlike the Na’vi, adopts the metal weapons of the Sky People in an alliance with Quaritch.

From The Wall Street Journal

Bones stayed true to her witchy boho aesthetic for her final perfomance outfit, donning a floaty black gown paired with black leather thigh-high boots and gloves.

From BBC

She padlocks the gate when she returns and buries witchy talismans around the property to ward off intruders.

From The Wall Street Journal

In her light-spirited introduction, Atwood notes how a “sinister alter ego” nudged her to “spill some beans … dish some tea” and to “thank my benefactors, reward my friends, trash my enemies” in order to go beyond what she terms a “witchy reputation.”

From Los Angeles Times

But she soon realized that her followers enjoyed not just her clothes — available via the website she started in 2019 and inside a San Dimas brick-and-mortar store she opened two years later — but her whole witchy aesthetic.

From Los Angeles Times