Achy

/ˈeɪki/ adjective

Having dull, persistent pain throughout the body or in a specific area, like when you have the flu or overwork your muscles.

From ache + y suffix, where 'ache' comes from Old English 'acan,' a word that's been used for thousands of years to describe that dull, persistent hurt that's different from sharp pain.

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