archy
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It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.
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/ˈɑɹt͡ʃi/
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/ˈɑɹt͡ʃi/ · /ˈɑɹki/ · /ˈɑːt͡ʃi/
Definition of archy
3 senses · 3 parts of speech · etymology included
adj
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Resembling an arch; having arches; arched; arching
“archy brows”
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adj
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Resembling an arch; having arches; arched; arching
“archy brows”
noun
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(derogatory, uncountable, usually)A political theory or practice that supports hierarchy and authority; the opposite of anarchy.
“If archy in all forms has brought mankind grief, it follows that the remedy is repudiation. The repudiation of archy is anarchy. Anarchy is therefore the goal of freedom-seeking mankind. Whoever seeks freedom, advances anarchy.”
“It is not our intention here to settle the archy-versus-anarchy debate.”
“There are only two alternatives, in reality: political rule, or archy, which means: the condition of social existence where in some men use aggression to dominate or rule another, and anarchy, which is the absence of the initiation of force, the absence of political rule, the absence of the state.”
name
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(alt-of, alternative)Alternative form of Archie (“male given name or diminutive, from Archibald”).
“"Well, if it's beer you're after," said Archy, "It's time we cut along and milked the old 'Cow.'"”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From arch + -y.
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