Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Experiencing aches.
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- adjective Suffering from
aches ,sore .
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- adjective causing a dull and steady pain
Etymologies
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Examples
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Watanabex says: nicht breakken mein achy breakinzie heart!!
HITLER HATES BLU RAY 2008
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The best way to describe it, and I know this isn't very technical, is you just generally feel yicky, you feel kind of achy, you feel uncomfortable.
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When you have a cold, you feel sick, you feel kind of achy, you might have a fever.
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I was tired the whole time I was there, and my back's been kind of achy for a couple of days.
Message in a Bottle Sparks, Nicholas 1998
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Rheumatoid arthritis is a painful, progressive condition that can be difficult to diagnose in the early stages because it often begins with only subtle symptoms, such as achy joints or early morning stiffness.
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According to the American College of Rheumatology, RA can be difficult to diagnose because it may begin with only subtle symptoms, such as achy joints or early morning stiffness.
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"As I was throwing (on flat ground), my hip felt OK, but it just got kind of achy," he added.
AroundTheCapitol.com 2010
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According to the American College of Rheumatology, RA can be difficult to diagnose because it may begin with only subtle symptoms, such as achy joints or early morning stiffness.
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"As I was throwing (on flat ground), my hip felt OK, but it just got kind of achy," he added.
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Rheumatoid arthritis is a painful, progressive condition that can be difficult to diagnose in the early stages because it often begins with only subtle symptoms, such as achy joints or early morning stiffness.
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