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Definition of
wight noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
wight
noun
noun
NAmE
/
/
waɪt
/
/
(
literary
or
old use
)
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1
a
ghost
or other spirit
2
(
especially following an adjective
)
a person, considered in a particular way
a poor wight
See
wight
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wiggly
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