Withiest vs Witchiest - What's the difference?
withiest | witchiest |
(withy)
(archaic) Flexible, like a withe.
The osier willow ().
A long flexible twig of the osier; a withe.
(witchy)
Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of witches; witchlike.
* {{quote-book
, year = 1967
, year_published = 1980
, author = Beverly Cleary
, authorlink = Beverly Cleary
, title = (Mitch and Amy)
, location = New York
, publisher = Dell
, isbn = 9780440454113
, ol = 7521904M
, page = 92
, pageurl = http://archive.org/stream/mitchamy00cleapage/92/mode/2up/search/witchy
, passage = Bernadette was a small wiry girl with a lot of long witchy black hair, and on the first day of school she wore only one sock.
}}
* {{quote-book
, date = 2006-08-08
, title = Packaging Girlhood: Rescuing Our Daughters from Marketers' Schemes
, first = Sharon
, last = Lamb
, coauthors = Brown, Lyn Mikel
, location = New York
, publisher = St. Martin's Press
, isbn = 9780312352509
, ol = 9771055M
, page = 96
, pageurl = http://books.google.com/books?id=zUDWhM0SeQgC&pg=PA96&dq=witchy
, passage = Sabrina'' and the three sisters in ''Charmed have a myriad of witchy powers.
}}
As adjectives the difference between withiest and witchiest
is that withiest is superlative of withy while witchiest is superlative of witchy.withiest
English
Adjective
(head)withy
English
Adjective
(er)Synonyms
* flexibleNoun
(withies)Synonyms
* willowwitchiest
English
Adjective
(head)witchy
English
Adjective
(er)- The children are scared to go near the witchy old woman's house at night.