hempy
English
Etymology 1
From Middle English hempy, hempi, equivalent to hemp + -y.
Adjective
hempy (comparative more hempy, superlative most hempy)
- Like hemp.
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Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for “hempy”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)
Etymology 2
Noun
hempy (plural hempies)
- Alternative spelling of hempie
Adjective
hempy (comparative more hempy, superlative most hempy)
- Alternative spelling of hempie
Anagrams
Scots
Noun
hempy (plural hempies)
- Alternative spelling of hempie
Adjective
hempy (comparative mair hempy, superlative maist hempy)
- Alternative spelling of hempie