Achy
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈeɪ.ki/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Achy is an adjective meaning With or suffering from aches; sore.
Meaning
With or suffering from aches; sore.
Example Sentences
Sora, his cinematographer, Bill Kirstein, and the composer Lia Ouyang Rusli capture the achy pleasures of youthful friendship and the tectonic frictions of the personal, the political and the geological.
The achy path leads downhill, bump bump bump, rocks jagged and the climate wetter and colder, till I’m toothless, beyond pain, on a frosty skerry beach, my fingers numb, my lungs flapping like dead leaves.
Word Forms
- achier
- achiest
- achey
Synonyms for achy
Depending on context, synonyms include aching, sore, achesome, raw, hurt, hurty.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include aching, painful, sore, throbbing, bruised, agued.
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