Deathy vs Heathy - What's the difference?
deathy | heathy |
(obsolete) Relating to death.
* 1829 , , A Tale of Paraguay'', Canto IV, XXXVIII, ''The Poetical Works of Robert Southey ,
* 1836 , , The Clockmaker: Or, The Sayings and Doings of Samuel Slick of Slickville , First Series, 1840,
* 1837 , Mr. Proctor, Case of a Cow Destroyed by Three Pints of Vinegar'', ''The Farmer's Magazine , Volume 6: January—June,
Resembling heath
* {{quote-book, year=1786, author=Boswell, title=Life Of Johnson, Volume 5, chapter=, edition=
, passage=The hills here, and indeed all the heathy grounds in general, abound with the sweet-smelling plant which the Highlanders call gaul , and (I think) with dwarf juniper in many places. }}
* {{quote-book, year=1884, author=A C and F T Gregory, title=Journals of Australian Explorations, chapter=, edition=
, passage=The country consists of elevated sandy downs covered with heathy bushes and a few small banksia trees, it being only on the alluvial flats of the river that there is any grass or good soil. }}
* {{quote-book, year=1894, author=John Muir, title=The Mountains of California, chapter=, edition=
, passage=Here make ground for a meadow; there, for a garden and grove, making it smooth and fine for small daisies and violets and beds of heathy bryanthus, spicing it well with crystals, garnet feldspar, and zircon." }}
As adjectives the difference between deathy and heathy
is that deathy is relating to death while heathy is resembling heath.deathy
English
Adjective
(en adjective)page 569,
- The sunny hue that tinged her cheek was gone, / A deathy paleness settled in its stead;
page 83,
- The deathy stillness of a town, and the barred windows, and shut shops, and empty streets, and great long lines of big brick buildins,(sic) look melancholy.
page 12,
- Ears and extremities deathy cold throughout; appetite gone.
heathy
English
Adjective
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