hempy

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English

Etymology 1

From Middle English hempy, hempi, equivalent to hemp +‎ -y.

Adjective

hempy (comparative more hempy, superlative most hempy)

1. 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 The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.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, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)

Etymology 2

Noun

hempy (plural hempies)

1. Alternative spelling of hempie

Adjective

hempy (comparative more hempy, superlative most hempy)

1. Alternative spelling of hempie

Anagrams

• Phemy

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Scots

Noun

hempy (plural hempies)

1. Alternative spelling of hempie

Adjective

hempy (comparative mair hempy, superlative maist hempy)

1. Alternative spelling of hempie