strengthy
/ˈstrɛŋ(k)θi/Chiefly Scottish and northern in early use
adjective
1Of God, a person, the spirit, etc.: capable of effective action or resistance; mighty, powerful; mentally strong. Now rare ( literary ).
2Physically strong; having muscular strength; robust; able to exert or resist force.
3Difficult to deal with, overcome, or refute; reliable, certain, convincing. Now US informal.
Origin
Late Middle English; earliest use found in The Wycliffite Bible (early version). From strength + -y.
- make sense
- make sense of
- make sheep's eyes at someone
- make shift
- makeshift
- make short work of
- make someone over
- make someone's blood boil
- make someone's blood curdle
- make someone's blood run cold
- make someone's day
- make someone's eyes pop (or pop out)
- make someone's flesh crawl (or creep)
- make someone's hackles rise
- make someone's hair curl
- make someone's hair stand on end
- make someone sick
- make someone's life a misery (or make life a misery for someone)
- make someone's skin crawl
- make someone's skin crawl (or creep)
- make someone's toes curl
- make someone/thing out
- striking price
- strimmer
- Strindberg, August