achy

«achy» in Mova's school dictionary: feeling a dull, steady pain, often in the muscles or joints — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adjective (achy, achier, achiest)

meaning for a pupil

1) Achy means feeling a dull, steady pain, often in the muscles or joints. tree →

2) You feel achy when you are tired, ill with a cold or flu, or after a lot of exercise. tree →

sense in the lessons

In everyday life and health lessons it describes how the body feels: achy legs after a long walk, achy all over with the flu. It helps a child tell an adult how they feel, which is part of safety and health. It is informal.

examples

• I feel hot and achy, so I think I have the flu. tree →
• My legs were achy after the cross-country run. tree →
• Grandma's knees get achy when it is cold. tree →
• After sleeping on the floor, my back felt achy. tree →
• Tell an adult if you feel achy and have a high temperature. tree →
• Her arms were achy from carrying the shopping. tree →

note

Comes from «ache» (a dull pain). Spelled «achy», not «achey». Pronounced like «ake-ee». An ache is a long dull pain; a sharp, sudden pain is not usually called achy.

In the corpora

• Staying in one position for a long time, sitting or lying, makes muscles stiff and achy.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «achy» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.