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gneissy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
gneis-sy
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Resembling or containing gneiss.

Etymology

From gneiss + -y.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more gneissy (comparative) most gneissy (superlative)

Questions

What does gneissy mean?
Resembling or containing gneiss.
Where does gneissy come from?
From gneiss + -y.

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