thoughty C2+ Topic:Abstract Ideas US /ˈθɔti/ UK /ˈθɔːti/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj dialectal term for thoughtful, attentive, or careful He was a quiet, thoughty lad who noticed everything. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · dialectal term for... thoughtfulattentivecarefulconsiderate ↔ Opposites thoughtlesscareless Word family Related forms thoughtthoughtfulthink Etymology AI details A dialectal formation from thought (Old English thoht) + the adjectival suffix -y. thoht Old English View etymology graph -> Topics Abstract Ideas Word Formation & Derivatives Register & Style External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # thoughty **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈθɔti/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈθɔːti/ ## Meanings 1. dialectal term for thoughtful, attentive, or careful ## Examples - He was a quiet, thoughty lad who noticed everything. ## Synonyms - thoughtful - attentive - careful - considerate ## Antonyms - thoughtless - careless ## Related Forms - thought - thoughtful - think ## Roots and Affixes - Root: thoht ## Etymology A dialectal formation from thought (Old English thoht) + the adjectival suffix -y. ## AI Etymology Thoughty is a dialectal formation from thought (Old English thoht) + the adjectival suffix -y. The historical chain includes Old English thoht. The formation is best read as suffixal and compound: the word thoughty carries its older form-history into a compact English lexical shape. In present English it is used as a adj, "dialectal term for thoughtful, attentive, or careful". Related English forms include thought, thoughtful, and think. The result is a adj whose etymology preserves both the older form and the later English specialization. ## Topics - Abstract Ideas - Word Formation & Derivatives - Register & Style markdown