Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dunghilly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: dunghilly
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Resembling or characteristic of a dunghill.

Example Sentences

"Hours in the stables, learning to talk horsy and smell dunghilly."

Etymology

From dunghill + -y.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: dunghill

Inflected Forms

more dunghilly (comparative) most dunghilly (superlative)

Questions

What does dunghilly mean?: Resembling or characteristic of a dunghill.
Where does dunghilly come from?: From dunghill + -y.

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