mitey

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmaɪti/
• Rhymes: -aɪti
• Homophone: mighty

Etymology 1

From mite +‎ -y.

Alternative forms

mity

Adjective

mitey

1. Of or pertaining to mites.
2. Infested with mites.
   • 1830, John Spalding, The History of the Troubles and Memorable Transactions in Scotland: From 1624 — 1645, page 268:

     Mr. Robert Farquhar paid the town's people in old mitey meal for his soldiers entertainment, who had continued there a long time.

   • 1878, Charles James Stewart Bethune, W. Saunders, E. B. Reed, The Canadian entomologist, volumes 10-12, page 239:

     A few specimens transferred from a mitey cheese to an old cheese not mitey, will soon colonize it thoroughly.

   • 1929, The Industrial Chemist, volume 5, page 244:

     Both were inoculated with 1 gm. of very mitey flour placed at the bottom of the bottle.

Etymology 2

From mighty.

Adverb

mitey (not comparable)

1. Eye dialect spelling of mighty.
   • 1909, Bruce M. Russett, John R. Oneal, Triangulating Peace: Democracy, Interdependence, and International Organizations, volume 10, page 238:

     He ain' got nuttin tall cep'n some mitey good nabors dat come by fer him ever day an' caird him up to lay him down by de back do' er dat air rich man, dat air Mr. Dives.

   • 1954, Charles Rice McDowell, The Iron Baby Angel, page 11:

     "I knowed your great-grandpaw mitey well, son, and your grandpaw and your own daddy. […] "

   • 1974, William Curtis Nunn, Escape from Reconstruction, page 67:

     They treats us mitey well and wants Amerikens to cum and settle among em. […] They all talks so mitey funney.

Etymology 3

From matey.

Noun

mitey (plural miteys)

1. Pronunciation spelling of matey.
   • 1926, Howard Pease, The Tattooed Man, page 26:

     Above him a frowsy head looked out and a sleepy voice with a cockney accent said, "Hallo, mitey," and vanished.