findy
English
Etymology
From Old English finding (“heavy”). Compare Danish fyndig (“strong, energetical”), fynd (“strength, energy, emphasis”).
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɪndi
Adjective
findy (comparative more findy, superlative most findy)
- (obsolete) full; heavy; firm; solid; substantial
- A cold May and a windy makes the barn fat and findy. (old proverb)
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 The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.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 findy in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)