witchy

[wich-ee]

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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of witchy¹

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

Example Sentences

Cynthia Erivo, “Wicked: For Good” “A Jessie Buckley win here as Shakespeare’s wild, witchy wife makes perfect sense. The Irish talent comes to the campaign with a supporting nom for ‘The Lost Daughter’ already under her sash and heaps of critical goodwill dating to 2018’s ‘Wild Rose.’

From Los Angeles Times

Besides the early scenes of Mescal and Buckley falling in witchy, filthy, steamy love, the best sequence is when Zhao imagines witnessing the play’s debut at the Globe Theatre with a riveting lead and an enraptured crowd.

From Los Angeles Times

A little witchy, a little grounding, more powerful than it pretends to be.

From Salon

The couple had just moved to the high desert from the Inland Empire, and given the considerable face tattoo count between them, they’d been looking for some witchy fellow travelers.

From Los Angeles Times

“Somebody Somewhere” “‘Agatha All Along’ had me at campy, witchy and queer.

From Los Angeles Times